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Commitment to a Lady’s First WIN : Banking Innovation in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Doing business is challenging in the Democratic Republic of Congo and presents opportunities for innovative approaches to banking, especially for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) - and particularly for women entrepreneurs. But it is get...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Owuor, Vivian Awiti
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCOUNT HOLDERS
ACCOUNT RELATIONSHIP
ADVISORY SERVICES
ALLIANCE
ALLIANCES
ALTERNATIVE COLLATERAL
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SERVICES
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKS
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPACITY CONSTRAINT
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANKING
CONFIDENCE
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CORRUPTION
CREDIT APPLICATIONS
CREDIT APPRAISAL
CREDIT POLICIES
CREDIT PRODUCT
CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
DEPOSIT PRODUCTS
DEPOSITS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
FINANCIAL EDUCATION
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL NEEDS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOREIGN CURRENCY
GENDER
GLOBAL BANKING
HOLDINGS
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
LOAN
LOANS TO WOMEN
MEDIA
MORTGAGES
NATURAL RESOURCES
OUTREACH
OUTSTANDING LOANS
PORTFOLIO
PROPERTY RIGHTS
RISK PROFILE
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
TAX
TAX RULES
TRANSACTION
TURNOVER
WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/10/15453201/commitment-ladys-first-win-banking-innovation-democratic-republic-congo
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10430
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Summary:Doing business is challenging in the Democratic Republic of Congo and presents opportunities for innovative approaches to banking, especially for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) - and particularly for women entrepreneurs. But it is getting easier, thanks to innovating banking. This SmartLesson reviews some of the early lessons learned from the ongoing implementation of a Women in Business (WIN) component in a MSME finance project with Rawbank, S.A.R.L, and the second-largest bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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