Poverty Alleviation Microfinance
Sector: Commercial • Location: Bangladesh
Source: World Bank Group
The Poverty Alleviation Microfinance Project has two key objectives: 1) reduce poverty through expanding horizontal and vertical outreach of on-going successful microfinance programs; and 2) enhance institutional and financial sustainability of Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and PKSF's Partner Organizations' (POs) credit programs through: (a) financing expansion of lending; (b) enhancing th
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Commercial, Government
- Location
- Bangladesh
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Description | The Poverty Alleviation Microfinance Project has two key objectives: 1) reduce poverty through expanding horizontal and vertical outreach of on-going successful microfinance programs; and 2) enhance institutional and financial sustainability of Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and PKSF's Partner Organizations' (POs) credit programs through: (a) financing expansion of lending; (b) enhancing the role of PKSF; (c) assisting in institutional strengthening of PKSF and its borrowers by providing resources for training and institution building; (d) providing insight and possible solutions to several issues/problems currently facing the microfinance system in Bangladesh; and (e) disseminating best practices for increasing cost effectiveness of these programs. The project components will be the following: 1) a line of credit for loans to the poor through POs that meet predetermined criteria; and 2) technical assistance for capacity and institution building of the POs, PKSF and Bangladesh Bank. |
Original sector | FY17 - Industry, Trade and Services,Financial Sector |
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Country | Bangladesh |
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Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Commercial, Government |
Article published date | 2025-12-17 |
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