The Advisory Group on Poverty Reduction promulgated the results of the photo contest "Ten Years of Financial Services Development". The project was devoted to the development of financial services in developing countries.

The first place was taken by the work demonstrating the process of rice cultivation. This grain crop is the main source of food in West Bengal. All segments of the population are employed in the work on rice cultivation. It is noteworthy that employers give less than $2 for the whole day of this hard work.

The second place was occupied by the work "Fishing with nets". Most of the Chinese population is engaged in catching and marketing of fish. Since morning, Chinese fishermen are forced to go out to catch fish to sell a freshly caught product on the market in time.

The work "With both hands for freedom" was given the third place by the jury. The photo shows family work, common in developing countries. It is noted that in India the most unprotected layer of the population are women.

The photo "Happy Merchant" also got into the list of the best works. In order to be able to sell garlic and ginseng (ginger), a woman in the photo has to overcome 50 km. Traders in markets in poor countries, as a rule, do not have their place, they sit with their goods anywhere possible.

"Work in the mountains" tells about the life and work of the Ladakh people, who are forced to work in a mountain field. These people grow vegetables and then sell them in the small market in the north of India. It is noted that today it is not easy to provide landowners of low-income countries with access to financial services that could contribute to their successful economic activity.

In the photo "Creation of the Creator" the working moment of one of the Indian women engaged in the manufacture of local deities is shown. It is noted that it was this Indian who received a loan from a local group that helps women in the country. This group is funded by the bank under one of the government programs.

In India, small family companies are developed. The photo "Spider in a sari" depicts the owner of a small business weaving a traditional silk sari. It is noted that in developing countries there are approximately 400 million small businesses of different types. Only 15% of this amount have access to loans, which are the main driver of business development.

The photo "Tomato" depicts a family of Turkish peasants making tomato paste. It is noteworthy that 51% of the adult population in Europe and Central Asia have a financial account, but 105 million people living in these areas have absolutely no financial history. Turkey is considered one of the main countries that can achieve financial accessibility.

Many residents of Latin America and the Caribbean do not have bank accounts. However, small business here also allows you to feed the whole family. So, the photo "Hairdresser Eleuterio" tells about the life of elderly Eleuterio Aruturo Leon Meia from Peru, who has been cutting people's hair for 65 years. His children and grandchildren are engaged in agriculture, and this 90-year-old man manages to earn a comfortable (by the standards of such countries) life by a small but prosperous business.

The man in the photo "Attention to details" earns a living with his own hands - he works in a watch shop in Dubai. It is known that only 11% of the population have access to financial services in the Middle East and North Africa. Such small figure is due to regional political crises and other problems of the regions.

"Farida's harvest of maize" tells about the life of Farida Balam from Tanzania, who earns a living by gathering maize and other crops. The family of this woman was lucky - their agricultural enterprise received a loan from the fund.

In Indonesia, many women are forced to work with babies in their arms. Their husbands, as a rule, work in cities in factories. In order to survive, these Indonesians have to neglect comfort.

In Vietnam, many women are busy helping their husbands-fishermen. So, the photo "For the next trip" shows the work of two Vietnamese, patching the net, so that their husbands could go to sea and return with the prey. Many people in the country still never encountered opening a bank account.