This paper, based on a study commissioned by the World Bank, reviews the performance of Indian financial institutions in providing services to the rural poor and examines the key issues facing policy makers and institutions as the country moves forward on financial sector reforms. The study...

An expert's guide to exploring business opportunities in the burgeoning Arab marketplace This groundbreaking book reveals the myriad opportunities presented by the Arab World's market of 350 million consumers, who collectively wield the ninth-largest economy in the world. Based on the author's...

Cover -- Contents -- Detailed Contents -- Foreword -- Preface: A Rural Odyssey -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: The Rural Consumer Opportunity -- Chapter 2: Planting the Seeds of Prosperity in the Rural World -- Chapter 3: The Influence of Religion in the Emerging Rural World -- Chapter 4:...