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The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Scaling Results

Scaling up poverty reduction - case studies (pdf 601kb)

These microfinance case studies present examples of scaling up. The cases provide diversity in terms of both geography and institutional type. They include traditional NGOs, commercial banks, agricultural banks, and building societies.

These institutions made a conscious management decision to pursue scale while serving poor clienteles. All demonstrated creativity and a willingness to take calculated risk and all operate in accordance with commercial business principles, regardless of governance structure or legal status.

 

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