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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted all spheres of life including the financial sector. In developing economies, the high number of people and businesses that fall under the informal sector is something that continues to receive policy attention. The actors within the informal...
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Financial inclusion and financial literacy are receiving increasing attention for their potential to contribute to economic and financial development while fostering more inclusive growth and greater income equality. In general, the progress of financial inclusion and financial development in...
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This paper discusses the business correspondent (BC)-agent banking model in India against the backdrop of community-based rural livelihood programs, its relevance in facilitating financial inclusion in underserved rural geographies, and its potential to address the gender gap in financial...
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Women and youth in developing countries remain unserved or underserved by formal financial services. The rise of digital financial services (DFS), including mobile money, provides a promise to accelerate financial and economic inclusion to these population segments. As a result, both academic...
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hypothesis that linguistic diversity is a strong instrument for the impact of the lack of communication on trust. Applying …
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This paper summarizes financial inclusion initiatives of Government of India (GOI) and RBI. To accelerate the growth and development, the access to easy available credit and many other financial services to the vulnerable and poor groups are considered as a prior condition. The aim of Financial...
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Purpose The primary objective of this paper is to identify and compare the collateral imposition practices among Islamic banks in Indonesia to serve micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) clients and explore the experiences and perceptions of MSME entrepreneurs pertaining to...
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This study investigates the determinants of household participation in credit markets in Malawi using merged comprehensive data from the Integrated Household Survey. We find that larger family sizes increase the probability of households accessing credit from village banks, and that higher...
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This paper evaluates the impact of the introduction of savings groups on poverty, vulnerability, and financial …, we investigate the impact of savings groups after more than two years of exposure. We find t hat savings groups channel …, mainly driven by access to the groups loans. However, the introduction of savings groups has no impact on the likelihood of …
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