Developing rural finance in Africa with linkage banking

This paper emphasizes contextual realities affecting choosing policy directions

Are losses inevitable in rural financial markets?

Can micro leasing be easily integrated into the range of more familiar loan products on offer?

Innovations in the provision of seasonal credit

Can financial cooperatives resolve the credit problems of small and medium sized enterprises?

Strategies to increase access to financial services to small enterprises and low income households

The challenges in evolving rural financial systems to meet the needs of the agricultural sector

What issues should be considered in formulating rural finance policies?

What new mechanisms can be used to decentralise funding to local government level?