An Analysis of the Relationship Between Access to Loans and District Poverty Rate in Malawi

Abstract

Access to credit is one of the important channels that developing countries

Pathways to Prosperity in Rural Malawi

“…Evaluations in Malawi have shown that interventions to increase financial inclusion have reduced poverty when they increase access to loans and credit at the district level (Dunga 2014). They increase interhousehold transfers during lean seasons, especially toward the poorest households, and improve food consumption (Flory 2012;Ksoll and Forskningsenhed 2013).…”