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Financing SMEs and its effect on employment generation: a study of brae bank's SME lending
(BRAC, 2005)
Financial and development assistance designed specially for small and medium enterprises in Bangladesh is a
new and upcoming trend. After the surge of micro-finance in the last two decades, small and medium
enterprises ...
Performance of EPZs in Bangladesh: special focus on backward linkages
(BRAC University, 2004-07)
Export Processing Zone (EPZ) has turned out to be a widely used instrument of export expansion and outward orientation by developing countries. These zones are established, often as enclaves, to attract foreign investment ...
Social capital and economic well-Being
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2006-11)
Sociologists and economists increasingly consider ‘social capital’ a valuable component in the asset endowment of households, improving productivity and enhancing economic well-being. Like physical and human capital, social ...
Crafting a graduation pathway for the ultra-poor: Lessons and evidence from a BRAC program
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2008-03)
The ultra poor are caught in a below-subsistence trap from which it is difficult for them to
break free using available resources and mechanisms. Time is not an ally for the ultra poor,
as things generally do not get ...