Mark Wenner

Mark Wenner works with the Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Division of the Inter-American Development Bank and has published numerous articles on rural finance topics and participated in a number of financing operations involving rural and microfinance organizations.
 

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What’s Keeping Us From Innovating in Rural Finance?

Formal financial services in rural areas have long been underdeveloped. This is due to a combination of factors – dispersed clients, low levels of financial literacy among rural households, the high cost of delivering rural financial services (especially low-value transactions), among others. This is the first post in a new series on reaching small farmers through innovative financial services.