Microfinance was once hailed as <a href="https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/poverty-microfinancing-loans-entrepreneurs-de458ee8?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">a miracle cure for global poverty</a>, promising to empower the world's most vulnerable with small business loans. But in countries like Cambodia, the industry has devolved into a cycle of predatory debt that is leaving families struggling. WSJ’s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/gabriele-steinhauser?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Gabriele Steinhauser</a> explains why this once-celebrated solution has failed so many. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jessica-mendoza?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Jessica Mendoza</a> hosts.
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