Increasing Access to Rural Finance in Bangladesh : The Forgotten "Missing Middle"

Increasing access to rural finance is often the last frontier for financial sector development in developing countries. Financial institutions aiming to operate in rural areas in these countries usually have to deal with high transaction costs, low...

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Main Author:	Ferrari, Aurora
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS INDICATORS ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT ACCESS TO INSURANCE ACCESS TO RURAL FINANCE ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL CREDIT APPLICATION PROCESS APPLICATION PROCESSES AUDITING AUDITORS BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANK ASSETS BANK BRANCH BANK BRANCHES BANK CHARGES BANK CREDIT BANK DEPOSITS MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MICROFINANCE LENDING MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MOVABLE COLLATERAL NATURAL DISASTERS NONPERFORMING LOANS OPERATING COSTS OPERATING EXPENSES OPERATING LOSSES OUTSTANDING LOANS PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATE COMMERCIAL BANKS PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PROFIT MARGINS PROFITABILITY PROFITABILITY MEASURES RECAPITALIZATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REMITTANCES REPAYMENT REPAYMENT CAPACITY REPAYMENTS RETAIL BUSINESS RETAINED EARNINGS RETURN ON EQUITY RETURNS REVOLVING LOAN RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL ACCESS RURAL BANK RURAL BANK BRANCH RURAL BANKING RURAL BANKS RURAL BRANCH RURAL BRANCHES RURAL CREDIT RURAL FINANCIAL SERVICES RURAL LOAN RURAL LOANS SAVINGS SECURITY INTERESTS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS LENDING SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL ENTERPRISE SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FARMERS SMALL LOANS SOURCES OF CREDIT SOURCES OF FINANCE STATE BANKS SUBSIDIARY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERMS OF LOAN TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT URBAN AREAS VOLATILE INCOMES WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/8713591/increasing-access-rural-finance-bangladesh-forgotten-missing-middle http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6832

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Increasing Access to Rural Finance in Bangladesh : The Forgotten "Missing Middle"

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