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World Service,20 Jan 1999,13 mins

Are some NGOs misusing Microcredit Schemes?

The Farming World

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Success takes more than money, it also takes skills and training. So says a Bangladeshi academic who has found that about 70% of microcredit enterprises fail. He is also critical of some NGOs he considers to be cashing in on microcredit and dubious practices around lending and collecting. Plus, the rise in popularity of nutritious camel's milk.

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