Relevance of State-Owned Retail Banks for Development Finance

  • Date Posted: June 2, 2010
  • Authors: Robin Young, Robert Vogel
  • Organizations/Projects: Development Alternatives
  • Document Types: Primer or Brief
  • Donor Type: U.S. Agency for International Development

This microNOTE is based on the report, State-Owned Retail Banks (SORBS) in Rural and Microfinance Markets: A Framework for Considering the Constraints and Potential. This brief discusses how SORB reform can improve access to financial services for lower-income firms, farmers and consumers.