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Rural Development: Availability of Capital for Agriculture, Business, and Infrastructure

RCED-97-109 Published: May 27, 1997. Publicly Released: Jun 26, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the availability of capital in rural America for agriculture, business, and community infrastructure, focusing on: (1) whether rural borrowers have difficulty in obtaining access to capital; (2) whether rural borrowers have adequate knowledge of the availability of financial assistance; and (3) what potential alternatives may be used to improve the availability of capital.

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Business assistanceBusiness development loansCapitalFarm creditGovernment sponsored enterprisesLending institutionsRural economic developmentSurveysTechnical assistanceSmall business