Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Chapter 1 The Supply of Financial Services; Chapter 2 The Demand for Financial Services; Chapter 3 Constraints to Increased Access for Small Businesses and Low-income Households; Chapter 4 Making the Financial Sector Work for Small Businesses and Low-income Households; Appendix A Legal Framework of the Regulated Microfinance Sector; Appendix B Performance of Regulated Microfinance Institutions; Appendix C The Access to Financial Services Survey; Appendix D Households Receiving Foreign Remittances; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This publication presents the results of an access to financial services survey administered to Nepali households in 2005 and explains what hinders access by low income households and small businesses to financial institutions. The obstacles are identified on the basis of an in-depth analysis of the performance of the microfinance sector and of selected banks
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 77) and index
