The demand for financial services by the rural poor

This policy brief summarizes lessons learned from IFPRI's multicountry program on rural finance and household food security with regard to the poors' demand for financial services. The lessons are derived from detailed household surveys conducted in nine countries of Asia and Africa: Bangladesh, Cameroon, China, Egypt, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Nepal, and Pakistan.Rural credit Developing countries. ,Finance Developing countries. ,Food security Household. ,Poor Developing countries. ,Household surveys Egypt. ,Household surveys Ghana. ,Household surveys Malawi. ,Household surveys Bangladesh. ,Household surveys China. ,Household surveys Cameroon. ,Household surveys Madagascar. ,Household surveys Nepal. ,Household surveys Pakistan. ,FCND ,

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Fearless: Melanie Meisenheimer

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