Table of Contents

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Origin of the Report 1
1.2 Problem and Purpose 1
1.3 Scope 2
1.4 Limitations 2
1.5 Historical Background 2
1.6 Sources and Methods of Collecting Information 3
1.7 Definitions, Initialisms, and Acronyms 3
1.8 Report Preview 3
2.0 A FINANCIAL INNOVATION FOR DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
4
2.1 History and Purpose 4
2.2 Concept 5
2.2.1 Characteristics of the Microcredit System 6
2.2.2 Summary of Various Operative Microfinance Models 7
2.3 Impact 9
2.3.1 The Impact of Micro credits on Rural Women in Asia and the
Pacific Region
9
2.3.2 Measuring Social Performance and Impact 11
2.3.3 General Criticism 12
3.0 MICROCREDIT IN BANGLADESH 14
3.1 LICENSING STATUS OF THE NGO-MFIS IN
BANGLADESH
14
3.2 State of Micro Credit in Bangladesh 15
3.3 Selected Indicators of NGO-MFIs in Bangladesh 19
3.4 Fund Composition of the Microfinance Sector in Bangladesh 21
3.5 Growth of Top NGO-MFIs in Bangladesh 22
4.0 REPORT ENDING 23
4.1 Findings 23
4.1.1 Benefits of Microcredit 23
4.1.2 Challenges 24
4.2 Conclusion 25
Bibliography 26