Anti-Poverty efforts:
(vii)
(viii)
(xi)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
5
1987-88.
the
Organised a major study of financial sector of Bangladesh (Commission on Money, Credit and Banking), and adopted recommendations for strengthening the role of commercial banks and of the monetary policy instruments for helping the growth of the private sector with
flow greater
of
and savings investments.
Initiated the proposal with donors for channelling technical assistance to the private sector.
Piloted Government of Bangladesh's decision to join MIGA.
Took
the
following
inter alia, measures for strengthening the anti- poverty efforts of the Government:
Adopted policy decision to provide Government of Bangladesh resources for expanding the Food
Food for Work in support of WFP and other donor efforts.
programme,
Took active role in converting the into a financial Grameen Bank
and
in institution
enacting legislation for this purpose, to provide active Government support for helping rural disadvantaged women in improving their living conditions.
Took initiative and piloted statutory and administrative measures for converting the character of the Grameen Bank into that of an NGO by reducing Government participation in the capital to a minority of 25%, and
increasing the for
institution's
autonomy.
-Initiated a review of the structure and organisation of the co-operative societies
them more
to make
responsive and effective for helping