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Microfinance Development Strategy : ADB’s Microfinance Development Strategy

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Goal and Purpose

The goal of ADB’s proposed Microfinance Development Strategy is to ensure permanent access to institutional financial services for a majority of poor and low-income households and their microenterprises. The purpose is to support the development of sustainable microfinance systems that can provide diverse services of high quality. Therefore, the strategy focuses on

1. creating a policy environment conducive to microfinance,
2. developing financial infrastructure,
3. building viable institutions,
4. supporting pro-poor innovations, and
5. supporting social intermediation.

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