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Serving rural financial markets in developing and transition economies requires understanding the specific needs of the rural population in terms of financial products and services, designing adapted products and services on this basis, and defining an adequate organizational set-up.
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Westercamp, C. (2014). Reaching the Client in Geographically Adverse Conditions: Can Outsourcing Increase Effectiveness and Efficiency?. In: Köhn, D. (eds) Finance for Food. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54034-9_10
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