Gender disparity rising in SME finance
Despite dedicated refinance schemes, policy incentives, and priority guidelines, women-led enterprises in Bangladesh continue to face severe credit rationing. According to Bangladesh Bank’s latest report on Cottage, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (CMSME) financing, female entrepreneurs secured only 7.28% ($1.8 billion /Tk21,700 crore equivalent) of total outstanding CMSME loans as... Details
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