clubs and microfinance institution reforms for reaching the financially underserved was also found to benefit the poorest …

Like in many other countries, inclusive finance for inclusive growth has become a policy issue in Bangladesh following … services has increased. Both banks and microfinance institutions have contributed to higher intensity. A recent study shows … that around 40% of the adult population and 75% of households have access to financial services in Bangladesh. Several …

In South Asia, the modern microfinance movement was born in Bangladesh in the 1970s as a response to the prevailing … poverty conditions among its vast rural population. Astonishing growth rates in Bangladesh, particularly during 1990s, created … a new dimension for microfinance worldwide as microfinance institutions grew to include millions of clients. The start …