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One third of AccessBank’s micro-business loans are extended to farmers. The portfolio of this segment has grown quickly and performed well. Why is Access- Bank Azerbaijan successful in agricultural lending, a sector often disliked by other commercial banks? And why is the bank viewing farmers as a strategic core clientele? This case study aims to give some answers and explore some of the myths around agricultural lending.
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Jainzik, M., Pospielovsky, A. (2014). Busting Agro-Lending Myths and Back to Banking Basics: A Case Study of AccessBank’s Agricultural Lending. In: Köhn, D. (eds) Finance for Food. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54034-9_6
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