RETHINKING COLLATERAL: ALTERNATIVE-DATA SCORING AND COLLECTIVE GUARANTEES FOR RURAL WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN UZBEKISTAN
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Keywords

women’s entrepreneurship, rural areas, access to finance, alternative data, collective guarantee

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RETHINKING COLLATERAL: ALTERNATIVE-DATA SCORING AND COLLECTIVE GUARANTEES FOR RURAL WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN UZBEKISTAN. (2026). International Congress on Economics, Management and Business Studies, 1(11), 11-14. http://www.econferencia.com/index.php/8/article/view/1774

Abstract

The thesis argues that combining alternative-data credit scoring with a limited collective guarantee can widen rural women’s access to formal credit in Uzbekistan. It draws on a survey of 365 women entrepreneurs in Tashkent region, Central Bank and official statistics, and pilot testing in two enterprises.

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