Village savings groups boosted financial inclusion and women's empowerment, study finds

(Innovations for Poverty Action) Savings groups popular in rural areas of developing countries -- in which people pool money for saving and borrowing -- empower women, increase business investment, and provide greater access to financial services, according to a new three-country study released in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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