The Kenya Rural Enterprise Program : Directing Credit to Low-Income Groups

The Kenya Rural Enterprise Program : Directing Credit to Low-Income Groups

The lack of credit facilities in Kenya's rural areas is a significant obstacle to building a sustainable rural financial market. A recent estimate placed the gap between the level of credit supplied and the effective demand for credit at some...

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Main Authors:	Pederson, Glenn D., Kiiru, Washington K.
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO DEPOSIT ARREARS ASSETS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BANKS BRANCH COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKING COMMERCIAL BANKS CREDIT ASSESSMENT CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS CREDIT DELIVERY CREDIT FACILITIES CREDIT FACILITY CREDIT OFFICER CREDIT PROGRAMS CREDIT SCHEME CREDIT SCHEMES DEFAULT RATE DEFAULTS DEMAND FOR CREDIT DEPOSIT DEPOSITS DIRECT LOANS DISBURSEMENT DONOR FUNDING DONOR FUNDS EARNINGS EMPLOYMENT EXISTING BUSINESSES FINANCIAL COSTS FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FLEXIBLE LOAN FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FORMS OF COLLATERAL FRAUD GREATER ACCESS GROUP LENDING GROUP-LENDING INCOME FLOW INCOME GROUPS INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURS INDIVIDUAL LOANS INFLATION INFORMATION DISSEMINATION INFORMATION SYSTEM INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT INTEREST RATES INVESTING LACK OF CREDIT LEVEL OF CREDIT LOAN LOAN APPROVALS LOAN PORTFOLIO LOAN SIZE LOAN TERMS LOAN VOLUME MICRO- FINANCING MICRO- FINANCING INSTITUTION MICRO-ENTERPRISE MICRO-ENTERPRISES MICRO-FINANCE MICRO-FINANCE PROGRAMS OUTREACH POTENTIAL BORROWERS REPAYMENT REPAYMENT RATE REPAYMENT RATES RURAL FINANCIAL MARKET SAVINGS SAVINGS DEPOSITS SOCIAL WELFARE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS UNION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/02/12845575/kenya-rural-enterprise-program-directing-credit-low-income-groups http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9942

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/02/12845575/kenya-rural-enterprise-program-directing-credit-low-income-groups
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9942