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Bringing Finance to Pakistan's Poor

Access to Finance for Small Enterprises and the Underserved

By: Tatiana Nenova,Cecile Thioro Niang,Anjum Ahmad

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Bringing Finance to Pakistan's Poor

Access to Finance for Small Enterprises and the Underserved

By: Tatiana Nenova,Cecile Thioro Niang,Anjum Ahmad

Although access to financing in Pakistan is expanding quickly, it is two to four times lower than regional benchmarks. Half of Pakistani adults, mostly women, do not engage with the financial system at all, and only 14 percent have access to formal services. Credit for small- and medium-size enterprises is rationed by the financial system. The formal microfinance sector reaches less than 2 percent of the poor, as opposed to more than 25 percent in neighboring countries. Yet it is the micro- and small businesses, along with remittances, that help families escape the poverty trap and participate in the economy. 'Bringing Finance to Pakistan s Poor' is based on a pioneering and comprehensive survey and dataset that measures the access to financial products by Pakistani households. The survey included 10,305 households in all areas of the country, excluding the tribal regions. The accompanying CD contains summary statistics. The authors develop a picture of access to and usage of financial services across the country and across different population groups, and they identify policy and regulatory priorities. Reform measures in Pakistan have been timely, but alone are not enough; financial institutions have lagged behind in adopting technology, segmenting customer bases, diversifying products, and simplifying processes and procedures. Gender bias and low levels of financial literacy remain barriers, as is geographical remoteness. However, the single strongest cause of low financial access is lack of income not location, education, or even gender. 'Bringing Finance to Pakistan s Poor' will be of great interest to readers working in the areas of business and finance, economic policy, gender and rural development, and microfinance.

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082138032X

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9780821380321

Linking Up and Reaching Out in Bangladesh

Information and Communications Technology for Microfinance

By: Henry K. Bagazonzya,Zaid Safdar,A.K.M. Abdullah,Cecile Thioro Niang,Aneeka Rahman

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Linking Up and Reaching Out in Bangladesh

Information and Communications Technology for Microfinance

By: Henry K. Bagazonzya,Zaid Safdar,A.K.M. Abdullah,Cecile Thioro Niang,Aneeka Rahman

The microfinance sector in Bangladesh has matured rapidly in the past 30 years and now boasts the largest number of clients in the entire world. Despite these successes, the day-to-day operations of most microcredit institutions in Bangladesh are done manually. The introduction of a centralized information and communications technology (ICT) platform in the microfinance sector will provide further cost savings by streamlining data so that errors, omissions, and duplications (client overlap) are eliminated. Moreover, the introduction of a centralized ICT platform will help to ensure transparency through the standardization of information exchange and accounting mechanisms, increase outreach to rural areas, and integrate the largely informal microfinance sector with the formal financial system. 'Linking Up and Reaching Out in Bangladesh' shows how the establishment of a centralized microfinance platform would revolutionize the country s microfinance sector. This volume will be a useful guide for practitioners, policy makers, and microfinance institutions around the world.

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0821381768

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9780821381762

Connecting the Disconnected

Coping Strategies of the Financially Excluded in Bhutan

By: Cecile T. Niang

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Connecting the Disconnected

Coping Strategies of the Financially Excluded in Bhutan

By: Cecile T. Niang

Presenting qualitative survey findings, this book highlights opportunities and challenges in increasing the use of financial services by urban and rural households in Bhutan. It explores how different demographic groups save, borrow, send remittances, and insure themselves and what this means for services that could better meet their needs.

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0821398717

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Bringing Finance to Pakistan's Poor

Access to Finance for Small Enterprises and the Underserved

By: Tatiana Nenova,Cecile Thioro Niang,Anjum Ahmad

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Access to Finance for Small Enterprises and the Underserved

By: Tatiana Nenova,Cecile Thioro Niang,Anjum Ahmad

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Bringing Finance to Pakistan's Poor

Bringing Finance to Pakistan's Poor

Linking Up and Reaching Out in Bangladesh

Linking Up and Reaching Out in Bangladesh

Connecting the Disconnected

Connecting the Disconnected

Bringing Finance to Pakistan's Poor

Bringing Finance to Pakistan's Poor

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