Village banks in Honduras
This article reports on the progress in Honduras of a savings and credit scheme which is proving successful in central America: village banks. Charging relatively high rates of interest and incorporating compulsory savings, these village banks are progressing well towards their long-termgoal of self-sustainability.
goal of self-sustainability.
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