Lending institutions’ reluctance to lend to MSMEs or to offer them competitive interest rates stems from the relatively costly information acquisition for small loans. The…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 Aug 2021
This paper discusses the business correspondent (BC)–agent banking model in India against the backdrop of community-based rural livelihood programs, its relevance in…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 Aug 2021
ESG investments have attracted wider attention from both investors and customers worldwide. These investments largely follow a triple-bottom-line approach that combines…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 Aug 2021
Gender studies on food security have often focused on the differences between male-headed households (MHHs) and female-headed households (FHHs). Hence, they have mostly…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 Aug 2021