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The need for medium term credit in the rural sector

Mail, Cliff

Executive Summary

This paper looks at areas of rural lending where there would appear to be an unsatisfied demand for credit and considers the possible role the Rural Bank could play in meeting this demand with funds which it can raise from the marketplace.

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