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Wider impacts of microfinance institutions: towards defining the scope and methodology
(BRAC, 2002-09)
The theme of wider implications of microfinance institutions' interventions is a relatively
uncharted territory, though the term is alluded to quite frequently. The interest in this theme
has emerged out of a number of ...
Combining targeting methodologies for better targeting of the extreme poor: some preliminary findings from BRAC's CFPR/TUP programme
(BRAC, 2002-09)
Since January 2002, BRAC has started a new program targeted at the extreme poor, called,
'Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction: Targeting the Ultra Poor' (CFPR/TUP). This
Programme seeks to challenge the frontiers ...
Microfinance in the Brahmaputra-Jamuna chars: the context, the providers and way forward
(BRAC, 2002-03)
Informal financial sources dominate the financial landscape of the char areas in ways distinct from
the mainland areas of rural Bangladesh. Microfinance in the char areas has not even scratched the
surface of the first ...