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Microfinance Macro Impact (pdf 378kb)

This article from the Asia Pacific Development Review, examines the evolution of microfinance over recent decades and how donors and microfinance institutions are responding. It also identifies the key benefits of microfinance for the improving the lives of the poor such as, increased nutrition, increased ability to pay for school fees and increased ability to respond to life-cycle challenges, such as paying for funerals or healthcare.

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http:// www.developmentgateway.com.au/jahia/webdav/site/adg/ shared/ Microfinance_Macro_Impact.pdf
Published: 2005
Source: Asia Pacific Development Review (http://www.adrmagazine.com/)
Added to ADG on: 07 December 2005 , contributed by: ADR
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