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    The Shared Roles of the Central Bank, Commercial Banks and Women Chambers in Promoting Innovative Financing Models for Women-led SMEs

    Policy, Center on Budget and | October 2017
    Abstract
    Over the last two decades, the focus of development policy initiatives to reduce poverty has undergone a significant shift. Known as the "inclusive finance" approach, these new initiatives advocate for a "Finance for All (FFA)" approach to bring excluded populations into the realm of mainstream banking, developing new schemes for ensuring better access to financial credit, and educating them about various financial products and services which may help them in making informed decisions. In the context of Bangladesh, the impact of these initiatives has already been felt and over the years, significant efforts have been made to facilitate the level and extent of financial inclusion of the poor into the mainstream banking sector. However, Bangladesh's approach towards inclusive finance differs from the broader FFA policy agenda. Whereas in general inclusive financial market approaches leave a focus on women and gender equality outside the core of the debate, special efforts have been made in Bangladesh for increasing women’s access to finance. The introduction and implementation of these policy initiatives raise a few important questions: (1) What are the key barriers faced by women entrepreneurs in gaining access to markets and becoming engaged in different business ventures? (2) How effective are the existing policies and programs in addressing the challenges faced by the women entrepreneurs? (3) What actions can be taken to make the policy and programmatic interventions more helpful and effective? This paper focuses on finding answers to these key questions while providing a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the situation of the women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh. At the same time, this paper concentrates on both the demand side factors (i.e., issues related to the capacity and understanding of women entrepreneurs that may hinder their access to credit) and the supply side factors (i.e., the impact of policies developed by the Government of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Bank on women’s entrepreneurship, as well as the capacity, willingness and commitment of commercial banks to support women entrepreneurs). Further, research suggests women’s business chambers with adequate capacity can play a complementary role in advancing women’s access to finance. This study explores the role played by the District Women Chambers in the context of Bangladesh.
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    Policy, Center on Budget and. 2017. The Shared Roles of the Central Bank, Commercial Banks and Women Chambers in Promoting Innovative Financing Models for Women-led SMEs. © The Asia Foundation. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/7682.
    Keywords
    Comparative Analysis
    Social Research
    Sex Discrimination
    Employment Discrimination
    Women's Rights
    Equal Opportunity
    Equal Pay
    Feminism
    Men's Role
    Women's Role
    Development Economics
    Economic Analysis
    Economic Impact
    Socioeconomic Development
    Socioeconomic Indicators
    Gender
    Gender Bias
    Gender Differences
    Gender Discrimination
    Gender Equality
    Gender Gaps
    Gender Inequality
    Gender Issues
    Gender Relations
    Gender Roles
    Econometric analysis
    Economic implications
    Economies in transition
    Economic integration
    Growth potential
    Gross national product
    Economic discrimination
    Socioeconomic surveys
    Gender-based analysis
    Sex differences
    Job bias
    Equal employment opportunity
    Fair employment practice
    Job discrimination
    Affirmative action programs
    Sex dicrimination against women
    Pay equity
    Sexism
    Equal rights amendment
    Emancipation of women
    Equal rights
    Women's movements
    Feminist economics
    Labor economics
    Women in economic development
    Women in development
    Wage survey
    Cost and standard of living
    Human capital
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