Poverty and Development Division
(PDD)
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last updated : 28 October 2002 REJUVENATING BANK FINANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA
AND THE PACIFIC |
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Contents |
| Preface
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| I. | MOBILIZING
DOMESTIC RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: AN OVERVIEW
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| A. | Savings and investment | |
| B. | Instruments and institutions | |
| C. | Conclusion | |
| II. | MOBILIZING DOMESTIC FINANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CREDIT CRUNCH CAUSES AND CURES: SOME EVIDENCE FROM THAILAND AND OTHER EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES | |
| A. | The importance of bank finance | |
| B. | So what is the bottleneck? | |
| C. | Some way out? | |
| D. | Preliminary results | |
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Other approaches in East Asia |
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| Annex. | Credit crunch: some macro evidence? | |
| III. | BANKING SECTOR REFORMS IN CHINA | |
| A. | The financial reforms of the 1990s | |
| B. | Performance of the commercial banking sector | |
| C. | Main issues and the testing of hypotheses on the performance of commercial banks | |
| D. | Assessment of the performance of policy-lending banks | |
| E. | Conclusions | |
| IV. | ASSESSMENT OF INDIA'S BANKING SECTOR REFORMS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE GOVERNANCE OF THE BANKING SYSTEM | |
| A. | Main issues and hypotheses | |
| B. | Appraisal of the performance of the banking sector | |
| C. | Testing hypotheses | |
| D. | Conclusions | |
| V. | DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE MICROFINANCE SYSTEMS | |
| A. | Microfinance in the Asian and Pacific region | |
| B. | Towards a sustainable microfinance system | |
| C. | Conclusions | |
| VI. | FINANCING FOR MICRO-ENTERPRISES, SMALL, MEDIUM-SIZED AND COTTAGE INDUSTRIES: BANGLADESH PERSPECTIVE | |
| A. | The origin and operational framework of microfinance Institutions, especially Grameen Bank |
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| B. | The impact of the loan programmes of microfinance Institutions, especially Grameen Bank |
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| C. | Financing small, medium-sized and cottage industries: a closer look |
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| D. | Problems and prospects of microfinance institutions in Bangladesh |
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| E. | Suggested measures and concluding remarks | |
| VII. | FINANCING FOR MICRO-ENTERPRISES, SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESS AND POOR HOUSEHOLDS IN THE PHILIPPINES | |
| A. | Overview of the Philippine financial system | |
| B. | Existing policy framework and programmes for Bank lending | |
| C. | Current status of bank lending | |
| D. | Constraints and issues in bank lending | |
| Annex. | Notes on microfinance | |
| VIII. | BANK LOANS TO MICRO-ENTERPRISES, SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES AND POOR HOUSEHOLDS IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA | |
| A. | Economic development and SMEs | |
| B. | Financing small and medium-sized enterprises | |
| C. | The financial crisis and SMEs | |
| D. | Financial assistance to small enterprises | |
| E. | Financial assistance to poor households | |
| F. | Conclusion | |
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