Investing in Mongolia's Women Entrepreneurs

Mongolia’s women entrepreneurs face a unique challenge. Although they own two-thirds of the country's small- and medium-sized enterprises, they often struggle to secure bank loans. Property deeds are traditionally in men’s names, requiring a husband’s consent for wives to use homes or land as collateral. When women do manage to obtain loans, they are consistently under-funded; research shows gender disparities in loan amounts as well as higher interest rates for women.