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This Emerging Evidence Report acknowledges that high-interest informal moneylending can serve a useful purpose in developing countries, helping those without the means to access credit from formal financial institutions. However, the high charges for these informal loans can lead to people being caught in a debt trap and losing their assets.

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Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South-Eastern Asia (CLARISSA) Bangladesh Central and South Asia Myanmar Nepal South East Asia

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Interventions to Combat High-Interest Informal Moneylending