Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- Although 92.6 percent of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Bangladesh are micro enterprises, they only receive 14 percent of loan amounts disbursed to the sector, according to a study.

The report highlights a major gap in access to formal finance, according to the study conducted by LightCastle Partners as research partners, with support from SME Foundation as implementing partner and Visa as strategic partner.

A seminar for disseminating the report was held in Dhaka on Tuesday, bringing together stakeholders from Bangladesh Bank, SME Foundation, banks and financial institutions, fintech companies, MFS providers and development organisations, according to a press release.

It was organised under "Bridging...