The role of central banks in microfinance in Asia and the Pacific.
The role of central banks in microfinance in Asia and the Pacific.
- Mandaluyong City, Philippines : Asian Development Bank, 2000.
- x, 356 pages ; 30 cm.
- 2: country studies .
Includes bibliographical references.
Bangladesh -- China, People's Republic of -- India -- Indonesia -- Kyrgyz Republic -- Nepal -- Pakistan -- Papua New Guinea -
This volume contains studies of central banks in twelve developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank. These countries contain 800 million people in poverty and some of the world's foremost microfinance institutions. Activities of central banks with implications for microfinance are analyzed in terms of whether they are developmental or promotional. The former tend to induce financial repression. the latter do not, but instead fill gaps in the range of services available, or otherwise improve them.
9789715613101
Asian Development Bank - Donation
Microfinance--Asia.
Microfinance--Pacific area.
Banks and banking, Central--Asia.
Banks and banking, Central--Pacific area.
Includes bibliographical references.
Bangladesh -- China, People's Republic of -- India -- Indonesia -- Kyrgyz Republic -- Nepal -- Pakistan -- Papua New Guinea -
This volume contains studies of central banks in twelve developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank. These countries contain 800 million people in poverty and some of the world's foremost microfinance institutions. Activities of central banks with implications for microfinance are analyzed in terms of whether they are developmental or promotional. The former tend to induce financial repression. the latter do not, but instead fill gaps in the range of services available, or otherwise improve them.
9789715613101
Asian Development Bank - Donation
Microfinance--Asia.
Microfinance--Pacific area.
Banks and banking, Central--Asia.
Banks and banking, Central--Pacific area.