Evening the Credit Score
Despite gender parity in access to microfinance, and many group-based microfinance schemes favoring women, women face more difficulty than men in getting loans of larger size, longer duration, individual liability, and more flexible terms that may promote firm growth.1 In Ethiopia, as in many contexts where credit information systems are in their infancy, financial institutions typically impose stringent collateral requirements for larger loans. Women are less likely than men to own large, collateralizable assets such as housing, land, or vehicles due to inheritance practices, unequal land ownership laws, and social customs. Innovative solutions to replace or reduce the reliance on fixed-asset collateral may help to expand access to capital for growth-oriented women owned firms.
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2023-07-13
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| Subjects: | AFRICA GENDER POLICY, GENDER INNOVATION LAB, WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, WOMEN AND PROPERTY RIGHTS, WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099440203162337439/IDU046d2582b04f4b047d6086a408f375dfc12ae https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39998 |
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