Increasing access to rural finance in Bangladesh : the forgotten "missing middle" /
Since the mid-1990s, Bangladesh's banking sector has grown considerably. Despite the boom and the government's efforts to increase access in rural areas, rural financial markets have shrunk in relative terms. As a result, access to finance by micro, small, and medium-size enterprises and m...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington DC :
World Bank,
2007
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| Series: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)
World Bank e-Library. Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Finance. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Since the mid-1990s, Bangladesh's banking sector has grown considerably. Despite the boom and the government's efforts to increase access in rural areas, rural financial markets have shrunk in relative terms. As a result, access to finance by micro, small, and medium-size enterprises and marginal, small, and medium-size farmers - the "missing middle"--Remains limited, which is significant because these groups are the engines of growth in rural Bangladesh in terms of employment, contribution to GDP, and prospects for future growth |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 137 pages) |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780821373347 082137334X 0821373331 9780821373330 1281099848 9781281099846 9786611099848 6611099840 |
| Language: | English. |
| Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
| Action Note: | digitized |
