Global Conference on Access to Finance

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Related Readings:

Basu, Priya and Pradeep Srivastava. "Scaling-up Microfinance for India's Rural Poor." Washington, D.C.: World Bank, South Asia Region, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit, Policy Research Working Paper No. 3646: 1-32. June 2005. Download PDF file here.

Beck, Thorsten, Asli Demirguc-Kunt, and Maria Soledad Martinez Peria. "Reaching Out: Access to and Use of Banking Services Across Countries." Washington, D.C.: World Bank, Development Research Group, Finance Team, Policy Research Working Paper No. 3754; 1-52. October 2005. Dowloand PDF file here.

Beck, Thorsten and Michael Fuchs. "Structural Issues in the Kenyan Financial System: Improving Competition and Access." Washington, D.C.: World Bank, Development Research Group, Finance Team, Policy Research Working Paper No. 3363: 1-19. July 2004. Download PDF file here.

Claessens, Stijn. "Access to Financial Services: A Review of the Issues and Public Policy Objectives." Washington, D.C.: World Bank, Financial Sector Operations and Policy Department, Policy Research Working Paper No. 3589: 1-38. May 2005. Download PDF file here.

Harper, Malcolm, editor. Microfinance: Evolution, Achievement and Challenges. ITDG, pp. 182. 2002. Available for purchase online.

Helms, Brigit. Access for All: Building Inclusive Financial Systems. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, pp. 170. 2006. Available for purchase online.

Honohan, Patrick. "Measuring Microfinance Access: Building on Existing Cross-Country Data." Washington, D.C.: World Bank, Financial Sector Operations and Policy Department, Policy Research Working Paper No. 3606: 1-31. May 2005. Download PDF file here.

Knill, April M. "Can Foreign Portfolio Investment Bridge the Small Firm Financing Gap Around the World?" Washington, D.C.: World Bank, Development Research Group, Finance Team, Policy Research Working Paper No. 3796: 1-39. December 2005. Download PDF file here.

Kumar, Anjali. Access to Financial Services in Brazil: A Study. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, pp. 619. 2005. Available for purchase online.

Kumar, Anjali and Manuela Francisco. "Enterprise Size, Financing Patterns, and Credit Constraints in Brazil: Analysis of Data from the Investment Climate Assessment Survey." Washington, D.C.: World Bank Working Paper Series. pp. 68. April 2005. Available for purchase online.

Kumar, Anjali, and Thorsten Beck. "Assessing Financial Access in Brazil. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Financial Sector, World Bank Working Paper Series. pp. 88. May 2005. Available for purchase online.

Lemire, Beverly, Ruth Pearson and Gail Campbell, eds. Women and Credit: Researching the Past, Refiguring the Future. Oxford, U.K.; New York: Berg, pp. 330. 2001, c2002. Available for purchase online.

Litan, Robert E., Michael Pomerleano, and V. Sundararajan, eds. The Future of Domestic Capital Markets in Developing Countries. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution. 2003. Available for purchase online.

Love, Inessa and Maria Soledad Martinez Peria. "Firm Financing in India: Recent Trends and Patterns." Washington, D.C.: World Bank Development Research Group, Finance Team, Policy Research Working Paper No. 3476: 1-67. January 2005. Download PDF file here.

Mosley, Paul. "Micro-Macro Linkages in Financial Markets: The Impact of Financial Liberalization on Access to Rural Credit in Four African Countries." Manchester, England: Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester, Finance and Development Research Programme Working Paper Series, No. 4: 1-29. March 1999. Download PDF file here.

Robinson, Marguerite S. The Microfinance Revolution: Sustainable Finance for the Poor." Washington, D.C.: World Bank, May 2001. Available for purchase online.

Schmukler, Sergio L. and Esteban Vesperoni. "Globalization and Firms Financing Choices: Evidence from Emerging Economies." Washington, D.C.: International Monetary Fund, IMF Working Paper No. WP/01/95: 1-25. July 2001. Download PDF file here.

Sirtaine, Sophie. "Access to Finance by Chilean Corporations." Washington, D.C.: World Bank Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Finance, Private Sector, and Infrastructure Unit, Policy Research Working Paper No. 3845: 1-34. February 2006. Download PDF file here.

Solo, Tova Maria, and Astrid Manroth. "Access to Financial Services in Colombia: the "Unbanked" in Bogota." Washington, D.C.: World Bank Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Urban Cluster, Policy Research Working Paper No. 3834: 1-73. February 2006. Download PDF file here.

United States Congress, U.S. House of Representatives. Hearing before the House Committee on Financial Services. "Remittances: Reducing Costs, Increasing Competition and Broadening Access to the Market." One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, October 1, 2003. Download transcript here.

Zaman, Hassan. "The Scaling-Up of Microfinance in Bangladesh: Determinants, Impact, and Lessons." Washington, D.C.: World Bank, South Asia Region, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit, Policy Research Working Paper No. 3398; 1-22. September 2004. Download PDF file here.

Zeller, Manfred and Richard L. Meyer, eds. The Triangle of Microfinance: Financial Sustainability, Outreach, and Impact. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 399. 2002. Available for purchase online.