Microfinance Client Protection in Asia and the Pacific: Lessons from ADB-Smart Campaign Training Programs
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2017-01
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Microfinance institutions provide small funds and related services to vulnerable groups, and are crucial to helping them escape poverty and sustain businesses.
Slower economic growth globally and regulatory tightening in finance has complicated access to finance for vulnerable groups, including low-income households and small businesses. Limited financial access for these groups requires diversified financing modalities accessible to them, addressing the balanced development of banking and nonbank finance industries.