Providing Financial Services in Rural Areas : A Fresh Look at Financial Cooperatives

This report demonstrates that financial cooperatives can be sustainable providers of financial services in rural areas and development assistance needs to consider supporting them as a means to enhance access to rural finance. It does not suggest t...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Financial Sector Study
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/15403665/providing-financial-services-rural-areas-fresh-look-financial-cooperatives
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topic ACCESS TO ATMS
ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
ACCESS TO INSURANCE
ACCESS TO RURAL FINANCE
ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNTING
ADVISORY SERVICES
AGRICULTURAL BANK
AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
APEX BANK
AUDITING
AUTONOMY
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK ACCOUNT
BANK BRANCH
BANK CUSTOMERS
BANKING LAW
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SERVICES
BANKRUPTCY
BANKRUPTCY LAWS
BORROWING
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL BASE
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CENTRAL BANK SUPERVISION
CHECK CASHING
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKING
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL CREDIT
COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
CONSOLIDATION
CONSUMER COOPERATIVES
COOPERATIVE BANK
COOPERATIVE BANKING
COOPERATIVE BANKS
COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT
COOPERATIVES
CORRUPTION
CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS
CREDIT CARDS
CREDIT COOPERATIVE
CREDIT COOPERATIVES
CREDIT GROUPS
CREDIT INSTITUTIONS
CREDIT LAW
CREDIT LINES
CREDIT POLICIES
CREDIT PROGRAM
CREDIT RISK
CREDIT RISKS
CREDIT SOCIETY
CREDIT UNION
CREDIT UNIONS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CROP FAILURE
CUSTOMER BASE
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DEPOSITORS
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
DISCRIMINATION
DIVERSIFICATION
DONOR SUPPORT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EMPLOYMENT
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
ENTREPRENEURS
EQUIPMENT PURCHASES
EXPLICIT SUBSIDIES
FACILITATION
FAMILIES
FAMILY SUPPORT
FARM ENTERPRISES
FINANCES
FINANCIAL CAPACITY
FINANCIAL HEALTH
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL OUTREACH
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL REGULATION
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SECTOR REGULATIONS
FINANCIAL SERVICE
FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDER
FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDER
FINANCIAL STRENGTH
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL VIABILITY
FIXED DEPOSIT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FORMAL BANKS
FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR
FORMS OF CREDIT
GENDER
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
HANDICRAFTS
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
HOUSING LOANS
INDIVIDUALS
INFORMAL SAVINGS
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSURANCE SERVICES
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ALLIANCE
INVENTORY
KEY CHALLENGE
LAWS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGISLATION
LEVEL OF ASSETS
LIMITED
LINES OF CREDIT
LOAN
LOAN INSURANCE
LOAN PRODUCTS
LOANABLE FUNDS
LOW INTEREST RATES
MANAGERS
MARKET ECONOMIES
MFIS
MICRO LOANS
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
MONEY LENDERS
MONEY TRANSFER
MONEYLENDERS
MONOPOLY
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW MARKET
OUTREACH
OUTSTANDING LOANS
OVERHEAD COSTS
PARTNERSHIP
PEER REVIEW
PENSIONS
PERSONS
POSTAL SAVINGS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFITABILITY
PROVIDERS OF CREDIT
PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS
RECEIPTS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
REPAYMENT
REPAYMENT RATES
RETIREMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT
RURAL BRANCH
RURAL BRANCHES
RURAL COOPERATIVE BANKS
RURAL CREDIT
RURAL FINANCE
RURAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
RURAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
RURAL FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNT
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS BANKS
SAVINGS GROUPS
SAVINGS PRODUCTS
SECURITIES
SELF-FINANCING
SHAREHOLDERS
SMALL FARMERS
SMALL LOANS
SMALLHOLDER
SOCIAL WELFARE
SOCIETIES
SOLVENCY
SPECIAL SAVINGS
STAKEHOLDERS
STATE BANKS
SUBSIDIARY
SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK
TAX EXEMPT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TERM CREDIT
TIME DEPOSITS
TRANSPORT
UNION
UNIONS
URBAN AREAS
VILLAGE
VILLAGES
WORKING CAPITAL
spellingShingle ACCESS TO ATMS
ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
ACCESS TO INSURANCE
ACCESS TO RURAL FINANCE
ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNTING
ADVISORY SERVICES
AGRICULTURAL BANK
AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
APEX BANK
AUDITING
AUTONOMY
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK ACCOUNT
BANK BRANCH
BANK CUSTOMERS
BANKING LAW
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SERVICES
BANKRUPTCY
BANKRUPTCY LAWS
BORROWING
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL BASE
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CENTRAL BANK SUPERVISION
CHECK CASHING
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKING
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL CREDIT
COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
CONSOLIDATION
CONSUMER COOPERATIVES
COOPERATIVE BANK
COOPERATIVE BANKING
COOPERATIVE BANKS
COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT
COOPERATIVES
CORRUPTION
CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS
CREDIT CARDS
CREDIT COOPERATIVE
CREDIT COOPERATIVES
CREDIT GROUPS
CREDIT INSTITUTIONS
CREDIT LAW
CREDIT LINES
CREDIT POLICIES
CREDIT PROGRAM
CREDIT RISK
CREDIT RISKS
CREDIT SOCIETY
CREDIT UNION
CREDIT UNIONS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CROP FAILURE
CUSTOMER BASE
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DEPOSITORS
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
DISCRIMINATION
DIVERSIFICATION
DONOR SUPPORT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EMPLOYMENT
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
ENTREPRENEURS
EQUIPMENT PURCHASES
EXPLICIT SUBSIDIES
FACILITATION
FAMILIES
FAMILY SUPPORT
FARM ENTERPRISES
FINANCES
FINANCIAL CAPACITY
FINANCIAL HEALTH
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL OUTREACH
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL REGULATION
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SECTOR REGULATIONS
FINANCIAL SERVICE
FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDER
FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDER
FINANCIAL STRENGTH
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL VIABILITY
FIXED DEPOSIT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FORMAL BANKS
FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR
FORMS OF CREDIT
GENDER
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
HANDICRAFTS
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
HOUSING LOANS
INDIVIDUALS
INFORMAL SAVINGS
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSURANCE SERVICES
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ALLIANCE
INVENTORY
KEY CHALLENGE
LAWS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGISLATION
LEVEL OF ASSETS
LIMITED
LINES OF CREDIT
LOAN
LOAN INSURANCE
LOAN PRODUCTS
LOANABLE FUNDS
LOW INTEREST RATES
MANAGERS
MARKET ECONOMIES
MFIS
MICRO LOANS
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
MONEY LENDERS
MONEY TRANSFER
MONEYLENDERS
MONOPOLY
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW MARKET
OUTREACH
OUTSTANDING LOANS
OVERHEAD COSTS
PARTNERSHIP
PEER REVIEW
PENSIONS
PERSONS
POSTAL SAVINGS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFITABILITY
PROVIDERS OF CREDIT
PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS
RECEIPTS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
REPAYMENT
REPAYMENT RATES
RETIREMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT
RURAL BRANCH
RURAL BRANCHES
RURAL COOPERATIVE BANKS
RURAL CREDIT
RURAL FINANCE
RURAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
RURAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
RURAL FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNT
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS BANKS
SAVINGS GROUPS
SAVINGS PRODUCTS
SECURITIES
SELF-FINANCING
SHAREHOLDERS
SMALL FARMERS
SMALL LOANS
SMALLHOLDER
SOCIAL WELFARE
SOCIETIES
SOLVENCY
SPECIAL SAVINGS
STAKEHOLDERS
STATE BANKS
SUBSIDIARY
SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK
TAX EXEMPT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TERM CREDIT
TIME DEPOSITS
TRANSPORT
UNION
UNIONS
URBAN AREAS
VILLAGE
VILLAGES
WORKING CAPITAL
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Providing Financial Services in Rural Areas : A Fresh Look at Financial Cooperatives
description This report demonstrates that financial cooperatives can be sustainable providers of financial services in rural areas and development assistance needs to consider supporting them as a means to enhance access to rural finance. It does not suggest that financial cooperatives are the only providers or the preferred channel in all circumstances. For financial cooperatives to function as sustainable institutions, governments need to provide an enabling environment, not exercise excessive control that restricts growth and consolidation, and not use them as channels to provide subsidized credit. Integration into networks has wide-ranging benefits for financial cooperatives, ranging from improved governance to the ability to provide a wide range of services.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Financial Sector Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Providing Financial Services in Rural Areas : A Fresh Look at Financial Cooperatives
title_short Providing Financial Services in Rural Areas : A Fresh Look at Financial Cooperatives
title_full Providing Financial Services in Rural Areas : A Fresh Look at Financial Cooperatives
title_fullStr Providing Financial Services in Rural Areas : A Fresh Look at Financial Cooperatives
title_full_unstemmed Providing Financial Services in Rural Areas : A Fresh Look at Financial Cooperatives
title_sort providing financial services in rural areas : a fresh look at financial cooperatives
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/15403665/providing-financial-services-rural-areas-fresh-look-financial-cooperatives
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7935
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spelling okr-10986-79352021-04-23T14:02:36Z Providing Financial Services in Rural Areas : A Fresh Look at Financial Cooperatives World Bank ACCESS TO ATMS ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ACCESS TO INSURANCE ACCESS TO RURAL FINANCE ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING ADVISORY SERVICES AGRICULTURAL BANK AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AGRICULTURAL CREDIT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS APEX BANK AUDITING AUTONOMY BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANK ACCOUNT BANK BRANCH BANK CUSTOMERS BANKING LAW BANKING SECTOR BANKING SERVICES BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAWS BORROWING CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL BASE CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CENTRAL BANK SUPERVISION CHECK CASHING COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKING COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL CREDIT COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES COMMERCIAL PROPERTY CONSOLIDATION CONSUMER COOPERATIVES COOPERATIVE BANK COOPERATIVE BANKING COOPERATIVE BANKS COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVES CORRUPTION CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS CREDIT CARDS CREDIT COOPERATIVE CREDIT COOPERATIVES CREDIT GROUPS CREDIT INSTITUTIONS CREDIT LAW CREDIT LINES CREDIT POLICIES CREDIT PROGRAM CREDIT RISK CREDIT RISKS CREDIT SOCIETY CREDIT UNION CREDIT UNIONS CREDITWORTHINESS CROP FAILURE CUSTOMER BASE DEPOSIT DEPOSIT ACCOUNT DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS DEPOSIT INSURANCE DEPOSITORS DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY DISCRIMINATION DIVERSIFICATION DONOR SUPPORT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENTREPRENEURS EQUIPMENT PURCHASES EXPLICIT SUBSIDIES FACILITATION FAMILIES FAMILY SUPPORT FARM ENTERPRISES FINANCES FINANCIAL CAPACITY FINANCIAL HEALTH FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL OUTREACH FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL REGULATION FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR REGULATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICE FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDER FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDER FINANCIAL STRENGTH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL VIABILITY FIXED DEPOSIT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FORMAL BANKS FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR FORMS OF CREDIT GENDER GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HANDICRAFTS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING LOANS INDIVIDUALS INFORMAL SAVINGS INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE SERVICES INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ALLIANCE INVENTORY KEY CHALLENGE LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LEVEL OF ASSETS LIMITED LINES OF CREDIT LOAN LOAN INSURANCE LOAN PRODUCTS LOANABLE FUNDS LOW INTEREST RATES MANAGERS MARKET ECONOMIES MFIS MICRO LOANS MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MINISTRIES OF FINANCE MONEY LENDERS MONEY TRANSFER MONEYLENDERS MONOPOLY NATURAL RESOURCES NEW MARKET OUTREACH OUTSTANDING LOANS OVERHEAD COSTS PARTNERSHIP PEER REVIEW PENSIONS PERSONS POSTAL SAVINGS PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROVIDERS OF CREDIT PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS RECEIPTS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REMITTANCE REMITTANCES REPAYMENT REPAYMENT RATES RETIREMENT RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL BRANCH RURAL BRANCHES RURAL COOPERATIVE BANKS RURAL CREDIT RURAL FINANCE RURAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS RURAL FINANCIAL SERVICES RURAL FINANCIAL SYSTEMS SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAVINGS BANKS SAVINGS GROUPS SAVINGS PRODUCTS SECURITIES SELF-FINANCING SHAREHOLDERS SMALL FARMERS SMALL LOANS SMALLHOLDER SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIETIES SOLVENCY SPECIAL SAVINGS STAKEHOLDERS STATE BANKS SUBSIDIARY SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK TAX EXEMPT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERM CREDIT TIME DEPOSITS TRANSPORT UNION UNIONS URBAN AREAS VILLAGE VILLAGES WORKING CAPITAL This report demonstrates that financial cooperatives can be sustainable providers of financial services in rural areas and development assistance needs to consider supporting them as a means to enhance access to rural finance. It does not suggest that financial cooperatives are the only providers or the preferred channel in all circumstances. For financial cooperatives to function as sustainable institutions, governments need to provide an enabling environment, not exercise excessive control that restricts growth and consolidation, and not use them as channels to provide subsidized credit. Integration into networks has wide-ranging benefits for financial cooperatives, ranging from improved governance to the ability to provide a wide range of services. 2012-06-13T18:56:09Z 2012-06-13T18:56:09Z 2007 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/15403665/providing-financial-services-rural-areas-fresh-look-financial-cooperatives http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7935 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Financial Sector Study Economic & Sector Work