The paper reviews the development process of bank and microfinance sector in China and present regulatory status. Financial sector is largely bank-based and dominated by the four state commercial banks in China. However, government liberal policy and special attention to financing underdeveloped...

Purpose- the purpose of this paper is to investigate the operational mechanism of key microfinance service providers in Bangladesh and China. It seeks to understand diverse methodologies toward financial inclusion to the poor. Microfinance has played important role in both countries but...

This paper evaluates the welfare impacts of microcredit programmes and the activities of non-governmental organization microfinance service providers in state-designated poor counties of Shaanxi, China. Study results suggest positive impacts on microcredit programme participants with respect to...

This paper examines the sustainability of nongovernmental organisation-type microfinance institutions in Shaanxi province, China in comparison with Grameen Bank, Bangladesh. The findings show that despite geographical restrictions, the selected microfinance service providers have successfully...

This paper compared the regulatory framework of microfinance service providers (MSPs) in China and Bangladesh. Formal MSPs were regulated under the banking legislation and supervised by central banks in both countries. The regulators had paid special attention to newly established financial...