In less-developed economies such as Bangladesh, the farm sector is the major source of employment and income, while the …, microfinance institutions can play a larger role in supporting microenterprise growth in Bangladesh …

Microcredit programs in Bangladesh have experienced spectacular growth in recent years, with a growing number of … assets. Using a long panel of household survey data from Bangladesh, the paper finds that some 26 percent of microcredit … more than debt over time. Microcredit borrowers in Bangladesh are thus not necessarily over-indebted. But when borrowing is …