translate English to French: The Government had begun to democratize lending and had set up institutions which were facilitating people's access to credit, thereby promoting the participation of the poorest among them in the production economy.
Le gouvernement a amorcé la démocratisation du crédit et créé des institutions permettant de faciliter l'accès au crédit et, partant, la participation active des couches les plus pauvres de la population à l'économie productive.