TY  - BOOK
AU  - Aziz,Raja Ehsan
TI  - Micro-financing in Afghanistan strategies and options : : a report prepared for the micro-credit task force of the Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief / 
AV  - Pamphlet HC417. A995 2000
PY  - 2000///
CY  - [Peshawar] : 
PB  - Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief (ACBAR), 
KW  - Economic assistance – Afghanistan
KW  - Economic development – Afghanistan
KW  - Community development – Afghanistan
KW  - Microfinance – Afghanistan
KW  - Rural development – Afghanistan
KW  - Humanitarian assistance – Afghanistan
N1  - Spiral bound.
“October 2000”.
“ACBAR/final report”—cover  page
; Contents: 1. Executive summary—2. Scope and objectives—3. Micro-credit programmes in Afghanistan—4. Micro-credit programmes rrevisited—5. Riba, interest and usury—6. Islamic modes of financing—7. Towards sustainable Micro-financing in Afghanistan—8. Conclusions and recommendations
N2  - Summary: “The micro-credit programmes covered in this review represent an interesting diversity of methods and practices. Micro-financing in Afghanistan is presently being undertaken in cash (local Afs, Pak Rs and USD), in kind (e.g. raw materials) and through commodity exchange (wheat). Different community-based (Shura) models have been adopted to facilitate the process of implementation. These programmes target not just the poor most. But returning refugees (returnees). Widows and orphans, and the disabled, resulting…”—(page 1)
ER  -