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Microfinance Effects on Borrowers’ Poverty: A Case Study on BRAC

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|Jun 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36544/irfc.2022.7-1.1 | Journal eISSN: 2508-464X | Journal ISSN: 2508-3155
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 18
Submitted on: May 20, 2022
Accepted on: Jun 9, 2022
Published on: Jun 30, 2022
Published by: International Academy of Financial Consumers
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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