...finance economic growth and poverty reduction strategies in Bangladesh for attaining better economic performance and realizing the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals. The specific objectives are to: i. Review the source of finance of public expenditure and private sector investment. ii. Analyze government expenditure and private investment at sectoral level. iii. Review the fiscal and monetary policy in quest of developing a conducive framework for financing economic growth and poverty reduction. iv. Review the financing policies of the government related to social development and poverty (including policies related to health, education, women, children, indigenous people, etc.). v. Explore the challenges and options for resource mobilization to finance public expenditure and private investment. Methodology In congruence with the objectives of the study, a draft outline for the study and a framework for reviewing the national policies were prepared. While preparing the outline, the following issues were considered: analyzing past and ongoing policy reforms and their implications to growth and poverty reduction; reviewing revenue and development expenditure patterns in the national budgets, their sources and trends, identifying challenges and options; analyzing source of rural financing and agricultural credit, related policy environment and implications, identifying future challenges and options; analyzing sources of financing of small and medium enterprises, related...
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...country (Nigeria) 10 Conclusion Introduction Since the advent of microfinance institution in Bangladesh in the mid 1970’s, several countries have copied this financing model. The Nigerian governments over the years have had to grapple with poverty and unemployment. The realization that many of these poor and/or unemployed persons are not without skills, ideas and willingness to work, must have propelled the government to make finance accessible to them. The seeming popularity of this model among developing countries is predicated on poverty reduction prospect it offers. The Nigerian government cued into this popular thinking in 2005 when it inaugurated the microfinance institution scheme. This was founded to provide finance to economically active poor excluded from financing by conventional banks, provide employment, engender rural development and reduce poverty. The introduction of microfinance institutions in Nigeria is the inability of Nigerian Deposit Money Banks to provide sufficient financial service to the rural poor. Microfinance institutions have taken up the challenges of the gap created by the Nigerian Deposit Money Banks. Microfinance institutions can be seen as an economic growth method intended to advantage the low income part of a given country like Nigeria, both rural poor and urban poor. This paper theoretically examines the impact of this institutions to Nigeria as a country....
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...Experiences from countries such as Iran, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and China, and from projects in countries like Tanzania and India, show that outcomes in maternal, newborn, and child health can be improved through integrated packages of cost-effective health-care interventions that are implemented incrementally in accordance with the capacity of health systems. Such packages should include community-based interventions that act in combination with social protection and intersectoral action in education, infrastructure, and poverty reduction. Interventions need to be planned and implemented at the district level, which requires strengthening of district planning and management skills. Furthermore, districts need to be supported by national strategies and policies, and, in the case of the least developed countries, also by international donors and other partners. If packages for maternal, newborn and child health care can be integrated within a gradually strengthened primary health-care system, continuity of care will be improved, including access to basic...
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...foreclose on land in case of default. Compounding this lack of traditional collateral is the presence of a high degree of covariate risk, in particular market price risk and weather risk. Banks lending to agricultural clients know that agricultural and rural revenues easily drop below break-even levels due to extreme weather events and price falls, which result in defaults and higher loan loss provisions, thereby making lending to agribusiness unprofitable. The second major constraint in agricultural lending, high transaction and supervisory costs, is due to the particular risk, nature, and characteristics of the rural sector. In all financial markets, there is a trade-of between minimizing loan default and supervisory costs, but the nature of agricultural lending, especially through microfinance institutions, makes transaction costs and supervision costs disproportionately high relative to its urban counterpart. The small size of seasonal agricultural credit results in high due diligence costs per loan. The large geographical spread of customers, coupled with poor transportation and communication infrastructure, increase supervisory costs for financial institutions and compliance costs for customers. In addition, banks in rural areas find it difficult to attract qualified and trained loan officers. High levels of risk and transaction and supervisory costs...
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...The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, HSBC for short, is a famous bank and financing institution, and enjoys a high reputation around the world. Thomas Sutherland, the founder of HSBC, realized a demand for local banking facilities in Hongkong and on the China coast. Hence, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation was founded in 1865 and the first bank opened in Hong Kong in March 1865 and at the same year, the first branch opened in Shanghai. Nowadays, the business of HSBC is distributed in more than 100 countries and regions and HSBC has over 100 million customers all over the world. Chinese market is quite important and special for HSBC and Shanghai was chose by HSBC and opened the first branch in 1865. Although the founder was a Scot, HSBC still headquartered in Hong Kong until 1980s. In early stage, HSBC hoped to become the local bank of China and gave services to the clients all over the world but now, HSBC preferred to be a global bank to cater to Chinese. Therefore, the China strategy is crucial for HSBC. The China strategy of HSBC can be divided into three stages, which was before Oct, 1949, before China’s accession to the WTO and after China’s accession to the WTO. In the middle of the 19th century, more and more British merchants came to China to do business but Qing government lacked banks or financing institution. Mr. Sutherland recognized the demand and founded HSBC to give services to the Brutish merchants and Chinese merchants. HSBC considered...
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...Kumar Mishra MBA-Rural Development 3rd semester Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad (A constituent Institute of University of Allahabad) Contents1 Topic name Page no. Acknowledgement 3 Executive Summary 4 Introduction 5-6 Literature Review 7-12 Objective of the study 13 About the organization 14-19 Research methodology 20 Questioner used for survey 21-25 Findings 26-31 Case studies 32-33 Conclusion 34-35 Suggestions 36-37 Summary 38 Acknowledgement 2 This evaluation study is a humble effort to understand the concept of Joint liability Group in Micro Finance Institution. The study would not have been completes without the priceless support of those involved in the study. It was essentially programme to find Prospective and limitation of microfinance institution in Indian farming sector. First, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Mr.Anup Singh of Sonata Finance Private Limited (Allahabad) for their continual involvement in our work. I extend my highest indebtedness to Mr. Ashish Kumar Area manager. I am also thankful to other staff member of Sonata Finance Private Limited for support whenever we needed it. I would like to thanks Professor Pradeep Bhargava Director Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad for his motivational and guiding support during the period of summer internship. I also like to thank Dr.Sunit Singh Co-ordinatotar MBA (Rural Development), G.B.Pant Social...
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...CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1. The Tanzania Development Vision foresees that by the year 2025, “Tanzania should have created a strong, diversified, resilient and competitive economy, which can effectively cope with the challenges of development and, which can also easily and confidently adapt to the changing market and technological conditions in the regional and global economy”. The challenge is therefore to mobilise human and other resources towards that goal. 2. Economic Reform Programmes implemented by the Tanzanian Government have been based on the philosophy that Tanzania is committed to a market economy whereby the private sector will take the lead in creating incomes, employment and growth. On the other hand, the State will be a producer of public goods, play a regulatory role to level the playing field and create conducive environment for the private sector to take the lead in driving economic growth. This philosophy is evident in almost all policy statements made since 1986 and in particular after 1996. The private sector has started playing an ever- increasing role in creating incomes and employment. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) account for a large share of the enterprises active in Tanzania. In fact Small and Medium Enterprises are the emerging private sector and do form the base for private sector-led growth. 3. SMEs, important as they are to the economy, have been facing a number of problems despite the on-going reform programmes. This...
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...The Contribution of Government to Rural Investment: A Case Study in Matara Divisional Secretarial area. INTRODUCTION CHAPTER CPM: 9680 Introduction 1.1 Introduction This research is mainly focusing on, whether the government contribution is at a satisfactory level regarding the rural people Investment. Previously conducted researches found that there is a positive relationship between Income and investment in Formal Institutions, and negative relationship between Income and investments in Informal Institutions. In today?s Sri Lankan context there is a high possibility of rural people in tend to informal investment sources rather than the formal sources of Investment. There are several factors affecting to this situation...
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...Introduction Five-year plans are financed through the development, or capital budget, which was separate from the government's revenue, or administrative, budget. After the independence of Bangladesh, it was widely believed that once reconstruction tasks were over, the domestic economy would provide most of the resources needed for development. This view was mistaken because systematic drainage of Bangladesh’s resources during the British and Pakistani colonial regimes, which had left it with a deficit in food grain availability. Low levels of internal savings and a high population living below poverty line were evident: what in other words could be called a state of chronic external dependence. The country has followed the course of planned development since 1973. In a medium term framework, the First Five Year Plan was launched in July 1973. This was followed by a Two Year Plan (1978-80) in the background of world-wide inflation and uncertainties. In 1980, the five year plan framework was reinstated and since then three five year plans were implemented in succession. There was no development plan during 1995-97 after the expiry of the Fourth Plan (1990-95). Every plan targeted at an average annual GDP growth rate of above 5 per cent but achieved about 4 per cent. In spite of large inflow of foreign assistance to augment meager domestic resources, the planned effort for development has not been able to free the economy from the low growth trap. Almost half of the population...
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...Corporate Strategy Tameer Bank ‐ Micro Finance Banking Arsalan Aziz 2011 Instructor: Mr. Shahid Zaki EMBA PS‐IV (INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION) Contents INDUSTRY BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................... 4 TAMEER BANK .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Vision .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 Mission ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 Products ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Tameer’s Tripple Bottom Line goals .......................................................................................................... 5 Projects in Progress for 3BL goals in 2008‐2010 ........................................................................................ 5 GENERAL ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................................................. 7 . Technological Change .............................
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...Table of Contents Abstract iii CHAPTER ONE 1 INTRODUCTION 1 Problem Statement 2 Rationale for the choice of topic 2 CHAPTER TWO 3 LITERATURE REVIEW 3 HOUSE FINANCE GLOBAL VIEW 3 HOUSING STRATEGY 4 CONDITIONS TO FACILITATE LENDING 8 DEMAND AND SUPPLY FOR HOUSING 8 TANZANIA HOUSING FINANCE THEORY 10 CHAPTER THREE 12 FINDINGS 12 Demand for housing finance 12 Current Condition in Tanzania 12 Access to Housing Finance 13 HOUSING POLICY AND HOUSING MARKET 14 ACCESS TO HOUSING FINANCE MAIN CHALLENGES 18 CHAPTER FOUR 21 CONCLUSIONS 21 References; 22 Abstract We examine the extent to which markets enable the provision of housing finance across a wide range of Regions in Tanzania. Housing is a major purchase requiring long-term financing, and the factors that are associated with well functioning housing finance systems are those that enable the provision of long-term finance. Across all countries, controlling for country size, we find that countries with stronger legal rights for borrowers and lenders (through collateral and bankruptcy laws), deeper credit information systems, and a more stable macroeconomic environment have deeper housing finance systems. These same factors also help explain the variation in housing finance across emerging market economies. Across developed countries, which tend to have low macroeconomic volatility and relatively extensive credit information systems, variation in the strength of legal rights helps explain the extent of housing finance...
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...TERMS * Rural Financial Services Project (Africa Development Bank, German Agency for Technical Cooperation, World Bank): refers to a project being undertaken by the above bodies to provide financial services to the rural dwellers to enhance development. * Credit risk: This refers to the degree to which it is likely that a borrower or debtor may not repay a loan or debt. It also means a particular borrower or debtor perceived by a lender or creditor as being particularly not likely to repay a debt. (Microsoft Encarta 2007). | | | INTRODUCTION Poverty is one of the problems faced by the people living in the rural areas and this largely affects their lifestyles both socially and economically. Along with poverty, many other social problems or issues can be pointed out including unemployment, lack of education, lack of proper governance and over population. These problems are associated with poverty and most of the time regarded as causes or effects. In government’s bid to eradicate poverty from the rural areas, it adopted strategies and one of such strategies is microfinance. Microfinance involves the application of innovative methodologies that make financial services available to relatively poor households and microenterprises. Microfinance can also be termed as the practice of providing financial services including micro credit, micro savings and micro insurance to poverty stricken or poor individuals, such that they are assisted to collect large sums of money...
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...Rural Finance Opportunities in China By Alison Kennedy and Albert Chan From the steppes of Inner Mongolia to the tropical islands of Hainan Province, half of rural Chinese households lack access to banks or other formal financial services. With central government blessing, that will change over the next decade. But Chinese and multinational players considering this vast and variegated market will need innovative marketing and business models, a taste for on-theground campaigning, and patience. 1 2 Hidden in plain sight: the other economic miracle The popular narrative of China’s economic rise has been overwhelmingly urban and state-sponsored, from glittering architectural wonders rising up in Shanghai to new high speed railway lines and the growing appetite for cars and branded luxury goods. 3 Edited by Foxit Reader Copyright(C) by Foxit Software Company,2005-2007 For Evaluation Only. Government investment and private finance have indeed focused mainly on the country’s large cities, particularly along the eastern coastal provinces. That’s just half the story. Rural China, with between 50 and 56 percent of the population, or close to 700 million people, has emerged from the shadows and come of age economically. This vast collection of farms, villages, and towns in secondary coastal and inland provinces is now attracting attention from the Chinese central government, multinational corporations, investors, and local companies. Many larger Chinese enterprises...
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...DEVELOPMENT FINANCE & ITS ROLE IN RURAL AREAS TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY 2010 M. MOBASHAR ALI & RANA RASHID REHMAN STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN-BANKING SERVICES CORPORATION SIALKOT 9/3/2010 Contents INTRODUCTION 4 LITRATURE REVIEW 4 REVIEW OF POVERTY IN PAKISTAN 6 SBP INITIATIVES IN TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE 8 ESTABLISHMENT OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCE GROUP 8 ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURE FINANCE DIVISION 9 PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAMS 10 DEVELOPMENT FINANCE PROGRAMS CURRENTLY IN OPERATION 11 NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOs) 11 RURAL SUPPORT PROGRAM (RSP) 11 AGA KHAN RURAL SUPPORT PROGRAM (AKRSP) 11 SARHAD RURAL SUPPORT PROGRAM 12 NATIONAL RURAL SUPPORT PROGRAM (NRSP) 12 ROLE IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION 12 TRANSMISSION MECHANISM OF FINANCE TO POVERTY ALLEVIATION 14 DEVELOPMENT FINANCE SUCCESS STORIES 15 CONCLUSION 16 BIBLIOGRAPHY 17 Figure 1 8 Figure 2 10 Figure 3 10 Figure 4 13 Table 1 7 Table 2 7 Table 3 9 Table 4 10 Table 5 13 INTRODUCTION Development Finance is the offering of financial services to the entrepreneurial poor that contributes finally to the economic growth. Although the most notable of these services is the provision of credit, many other offerings are a part of Development Finance including credit for business activities and credit for emergency and for the fulfillment of life cycle needs. Many Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) give finance for...
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...banking facilities in Hong Kong and on the China coast. The increasing and frequent trade was undertaken between Europe, India, and China, which contributes to the extension of the bank. HSBC now is one of the world’s largest banks with extensive international operations. Although the bank rapidly expanded across the globe, HSBC retained a clear focus on China market. In view of these changes of HSBC’s China strategy, it may be instructive to examine how banking environment and police of China changed over the years. Upon China’s accession to the WTO, foreign bank were allowed to enter China’s bank sector. HSBC seized the tremendous opportunity to strengthen its presence in China. This essay will begin by examining the evolution of HSBC’s Strategy in pre-WTO and post-WTO China. Next, It turned to analyse the impetus to these changes of HSBC’ China strategy. In the following part, this essay will introduced the background of HSBC expanding in China’s rural areas and evaluated this strategy from advantages and disadvantages aspects. Having presented the HSBC’s presence and strategy in China, the paper then analyses HSBC’s operating in other emerging markets with the evidence from India and Argentina. Moreover, the data and facts will be provided to evaluate the operation of HSBC during the recent world economic crisis. The further research about the reasons that Asian was identified by HSBC for future opportunities will be presented followed. The final section presents some conclusions...
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