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Rural Credit: An Assessment of Sources and Types Available in Bangladesh

This paper is based on a study sponsored by DFID-Post Harvest Fisheries Project and carried out in 1996. Its objective was to identify and record the sources of credit for the rural poor in Bangladesh. Institutions that provide facilities other than credit have also been mentioned in the paper. The paper discusses the policies, programmes, performance, strengths and weaknesses of four types of credit institutions in Bangladesh, i.e., banks, semi-Government organizations, Government organizations and Non-Government organizations.

• Resource type Document
• Author Hannan, M.
• OrganisationBangladesh. Department for International Development., Post-Harvest Fisheries Project
• Year of Publication1996
• RegionAsia
• CountryBangladesh
• LanguageEnglish
• Number of pages67 pp.
• EditionBOBP Information Bulletin
• Keywords Rural Finance, Financial Institutions, Agricultural Credit, Banking