
About Savita Shankar
Savita Shankar is an associate professor at Keio Business School, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan.Bridging the “missing middle” between microfinance and SME finance in South Asia

With financial inclusion finding a place in the international policy agenda, many developing countries are facilitating the development of their microfinance sectors. However, not enough attention has been paid to carving out a route for microfinance borrowers who outgrow microfinance, requiring loan sizes higher than the upper threshold of microcredit, still too small to avail of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) credit from commercial banks. Other small enterprises that are unbanked also have needs unmet by microfinance institutions (MFIs) or commercial banks.


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