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Low-income households' access to financial services: international experience, measures for improvement & the future (pdf 540kb)

This paper discusses international experience with efforts to expand the access to finance for low-income households in developing countries and draws lessons from that experience.

Key issues covered in the paper include:
- Low-income households demand for financial services
- Dimensions of the access problem
- Factors behind low access to finance
- Overview of various country experiences
- Measures to improve access to finance

The paper also provides a list of useful references and websites for further information on the topic.

 

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