Poverty Reduction Cooperation Fund

TA 4430: Rural Finance Reforms and Development of Microfinance Institutions - People's Republic of China
Financed by Poverty Reduction Cooperation Fund

Project Summary

This TA is a package of affordable and sustainable financial services to the rural sector and the poor in Guizhou Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region that include pilot testing of a rural credit cooperative.

The TA will:

• Ensure the adoption of suitable Rural Credit Cooperative (RCCs) institutional and supervisory frameworks, resulting in institutional restructuring strategies for various types of RCCs as well as appropriate regulatory and supervision systems for restructured RCCs
• Develop a sound policy and institutional framework for microfinance and MFIs, resulting in enhanced awareness of policymakers and the public about the importance and feasibility of microfinance and development of microfinance mechanisms and the licensing of institutions.

• TA Report [ PDF: 97kb | 18 pages ]
• Press Release
• Rural Finance Reforms Development of Microfinance Institutions (Consultants' Reports)
• International Workshop on Improvement of Rural Financial Market and Development of MFIs Held
• Case Study [ PDF: 79kb | 3 pages ]