Understanding and Dealing with High Interest Rates on Microcredit
A Note to Policy Makers in the Asia and Pacific Region
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Publication Date: May 2006
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This paper deals with an important subject in microfinance. The Asian Development Bank hopes that the paper will help policy makers gain a deeper understanding of the issues surrounding microcredit interest rates. This understanding will hopefully further enable them to pursue measures that would ensure both the continued growth of the microfinance industry, and the enhanced access of poor people to affordable microcredit.
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Why Microcredit Rates are So High
- Inappropriate Comparisons
- Rate Ceilings: Not The Answer
- Evidence From the Region
- The Case for Low Interest Rates
- What Can Policy Makers Do?
- Improving the Physical and Human Infrastructure
- Recognizing Innovation and Efficiency
- The Way Forward
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