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Financing Businesses in Africa : The Role of Microfinance

This paper evaluates how microfinance performed in providing business financing in 27 Sub-Saharan African countries. It uses data from the 2009 and 2010 Gallup World Poll, a nationally-representative survey of at least 1,000 individuals per country...

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Main Authors: Aggarwal, Shilpa, Klapper, Leora, Singer, Dorothe
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ABSENCE OF CREDIT
ACCESS TO BANKING
ACCESS TO BANKING SERVICES
ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK FINANCING
BANK POLICY
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SERVICES
BORROWER
BORROWING
BUSINESS INVESTMENT
BUSINESS OWNERS
BUSINESS-OWNERS
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANKS
CHECKS
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
CORRUPTION
CREDIT ACCESS
CREDIT ALLOCATION
CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS
CREDIT CONSTRAINTS
CREDIT COOPERATIVES
CREDIT HISTORY
CREDIT MARKETS
CREDIT PRODUCTS
CREDIT PROGRAM
CREDIT PROGRAMS
CREDIT SCORING
CREDITS
CREDITWORTHINESS
DEBT
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DEPOSITOR
DEPOSITORS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DURABLE
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMICS
ENTREPRENEUR
ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE
ENTREPRENEURS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EXPENDITURES
FARMERS
FEES ON DEPOSITS
FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL HEALTH
FINANCIAL INNOVATION
FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS
FINANCIAL LITERACY
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY
FINANCIAL STUDIES
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FIXED COST
FORMAL BANK
FORMAL BANKING
FORMAL CREDIT
FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
FORMAL LENDING
GENDER
GROUP LENDING
GROUPS OF PEOPLE
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INCOMES
INDEBTEDNESS
INFORMAL ECONOMY
INFORMAL INSURANCE
INFORMAL SAVINGS
INSTITUTIONAL CREDIT
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT SPENDING
JOINT LIABILITY
JOINT-LIABILITY
JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT
LACK OF ACCESS
LEGAL CONSTRAINTS
LENDER
LENDING DECISIONS
LENDING INSTITUTIONS
LIMITED ACCESS
LIMITED ACCESS TO FINANCE
LOAN
LOAN APPLICANTS
LOAN ELIGIBILITY
LOAN PRODUCT
LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
LOCKBOXES
MFI
MFIS
MICRO ENTERPRISES
MICRO FINANCE
MICRO-CREDIT
MICRO-INSURANCE
MICROCREDIT
MICROENTERPRISES
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MICROFINANCE PRACTITIONERS
MICROINSURANCE
MONETARY FUND
MONEY LENDERS
MONEYLENDERS
NEW BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESSES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PORTFOLIOS
POST OFFICES
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFITABILITY
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
RESERVE
RESERVE BANK
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK MITIGATION
RURAL BANK
RURAL BANKS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS GROUPS
SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS
SAVINGS PRODUCT
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
SMALL BUSINESS
SMALL BUSINESS LOANS
SMALL ENTREPRENEURS
SMALL LOANS
SOCIAL BANKING
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOLVENCY
SOURCE OF FUNDS
START-UP
TAX
TRANSPARENCY
UNION
VILLAGE
VILLAGE FUND
VILLAGES
WEALTH CREATION
WITHDRAWAL
WITHDRAWAL FEE
WITHDRAWAL FEES
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20120222133705
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3261

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http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20120222133705
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3261

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