Microfinance

Microfinance

Dr Zaw Oo, former Presidential advisor and director of the Centre for Economic and Social Development (Photo: Dr Zaw Oo)
Hopes that microfinance would lift Myanmar out of poverty also being stymied by sluggish economy...
Published on Jan 7, 2020
Lay Dewan sits with his neighbours.
Nearly 200 microlenders now offer low-interest loans to Myanmar’s poor, but many leave borrowers with crushing debt
Jan 3, 2020