Microfinance Country Information
People's Republic of China
Resources:
- China Microfinance Center - (info in Chinese)
- Microfinance and Poverty Alleviation: UN Collaboration with Chinese Experiments - Susan H. Holcombe and Xu Xianmei
- Introduction to CICETE/UNDP Microfinance Programme [MS Word]
- Microfinance and Poverty Alleviation: United Nations Collaboration with Chinese Experiments [MS Word]
- China's Emerging Micro-finance Industry - CGAP Newsletter
- China looks under the mattress for rural funds
- News Item: China bank has small loans on offer to women
- Microcredit: Digest of externally funded projects
- Chinese ROSCAs Mirror Chinese Culture
Share of ICM in rural China estimated at 33-67% (1989)
ROSCAs Types in China: "Hui" or "Huey" is a general term for ROSCA in Chinese. The most common types are:
Lun-hui
Pia huey
Yao-hui
Da tou shi wei - "Large Head-Small Tail"
Ping tou ping wei - "Equal Shares"
Rong tou hui - "Dragon's Head"
Tu Kan
ICM References for the Peope's Republic of China
Hari Srinivas - hsrinivas@gdrc.org
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