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Microfinance and the millennium development goals

Ousa Sananikone
- pp 1-2
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The authors summarizes the results of recent professional studies on the impact of micro-finance, recognizing the difficulties of comparing studies that apply different levels of methodological rigor, and concludes that the difficulty of comparing the results is due to the difficulty in comparing studies with respect to different methodological levels of rigor.
Abstract: 
The international community has made a strong commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Many donor agencies want to know whether microfinance, or financial services for the poor, is an effective tool for reaching the MDGs. In response, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) launched a study of the empirical evidence on the poor's access to financial services and how this access supports the MDGs. This brief summarizes the results of recent professional studies on the impact of microfinance, recognizing the difficulties of comparing studies that apply different levels of methodological rigor.

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Cynthia Arku, +1 more
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Nilanjana Sengupta
- 19 Jun 2013 - 
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Maren Duvendack, +2 more
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Microfinance in rural Ghana : a view from below

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