http://www.ironricebowl.org Exploring Microfinance in China Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:18:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://www.ironricebowl.org/2009/08/21/auditing-banks-for-policy-implementation/ http://www.ironricebowl.org/2009/08/21/auditing-banks-for-policy-implementation/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:22:34 +0000 Yam Ki http://www.ironricebowl.org/?p=68 Do as I say, not as I do!  Just saw an article in Caijing citing a 21st Century Business Herald article about the National Audit Office auditing state banks to check if they have complied with the national stimulus policy and extend credit to infrastructure projects.  As I was reading it, I thought it would be great if they did the same with the microcredit companies, village banks, and other “microfinance” and poverty alleviation related lending. Did the MCCs and VBs really make loans targeted in rural and low income areas as intended by the policy or have they focused on wealthier regions and only for SMEs?  Yes, I am asking a rhetorical question.

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