Synopses & Reviews
This publication provides an overview of domestic resource mobilization for development and for microfinance systems in Asia and the Pacific. The theme is adopted from the International Conference on Financing for Development held at Monterrey, Mexico, in March 2002. It reviews country cases in banking and microfinance, in order to share the country experiences and provide guidance to policy makers. County studies on the banking sector focus on China, India, and Thailand, while those on microfinance cover Bangladesh, the Philippines and the Republic of Korea, In all of these countries the banking sector is the primary source of domestic resource mobilization for development.
Table of Contents
Mobilizing domestic resources for development in Asia and the Pacific: an overview -- Mobilizing domestic finance for development and credit crunch causes and cures: some evidence from Thailand and other East Asian countries -- Banking sector reforms in the People's Republic of China -- Assessment of India's banking sector reforms from the perspective of the governance of the banking system -- Developing sustainable microfinance systems -- Financing for micro-enterprises, small, medium-sized and cottage industries: Bangladesh perspective -- Financing for micro-enterprises, small and medium-sized business and poor households in the Philippines -- Bank loans to micro-enterprises, small and medium-sized enterprises and poor households in the Republic of Korea.