TY - BOOK AU - Sophastienphong, Kiatchai AU - Kulathunga, Anoma TI - Getting finance in south Asia: 2009 indicators and analysis of the commercial banking sector SN - 9780821375716 U1 - 332.120954 PY - 2008/// CY - Washington PB - World Bank KW - Microfinance KW - South Asia KW - Banks and banking KW - Finance N1 - Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; PART I: ANALYSIS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE GETTING FINANCE INDICATORS: COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE; 3. COUNTRY RANKINGS ON THE GETTING FINANCE INDICATORS; 4. AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE; 5. FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS; PART II: INDICATORS; 6. COMPILATION GUIDE FOR THE GETTING FINANCE INDICATORS FOR SOUTH ASIA; 7. METHODOLOGY; 8. MAJOR POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS OF SOUTH ASIA, 2005-06; 9. INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; APPENDIXES ER -