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Financial Market Fragmentation and Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa

Can policy reform overcome the problem of market fragmentation?
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Saving Across the World: Puzzles and Policies

Examines divergent trends in people's savings habits around the world
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Leasing to Support Small Businesses and Microenterprises

Can leasing improve microenterprises' and small businesses' access to medium term capital finance?
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Islamic Financial Systems

This paper describes basic principles, market trends, issues and challenges of Islamic finance
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Targeted Credit Programs and Rural Poverty in Bangladesh

Costs and benefits estimates: Analysis of the financial and economic efficiency of credit programs
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The Informal Sector and Microfinance Institutions in West Africa

How can the World Bank support microfinance interventions in West Africa?
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The Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee's Credit Programs: Performance and Sustainability

An evaluation of Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee's credit programs
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Bank Regulation and the Network Paradigm: Policy Implications for Developing and Transition Economies

Framework for effective regulation of the banking sector
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Bangladesh - Rural Finance

Proposing a rural financial market reform strategy that integrates formal and informal sectors
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Household and Intrahousehold Impact of the Grameen Bank and Similar Targeted Credit Programs in Bangladesh

Are there distinct gender impacts from credit?