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1 The author would like to thank Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies for their generous support in the production of this paper, as well as the team at the Micro-Finance Regulatory Council for their time and generosity with respect to the provision of the data. All views expressed in the document are those of the author exclusively, and any errors committed remain the sole responsibility of the author.
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تاریخ انتشار 2001