The demand for risk-managing financial services in low-income communities : evidence from Zambia

Based on a survey of 275 clients of a microfinance institution (MFI) in Lusaka. Analyses the economic stresses to which low-income entrepreneurs are vulnerable, examines their coping strategies and assesses the potential demand for microinsurance and other risk-managing financial services such as savings and emergency loans. Discusses the implications for MFIs.

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Year of publication:	2002
Authors:	Manje, Lemmy ; Churchill, Craig
Institutions:	International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations
Subject:	microfinance \| insurance \| entrepreneur \| low income \| microenterprise \| Zambia \| survey \| saving \| bank \| savings and credit club \| access to credit \| moneylender \| health insurance \| life insurance \| demand \| graph \| questionnaire \| statistical table \| assurances \| faible revenu \| micro entreprise \| Zambie \| enquête \| épargne \| banque \| groupement d'épargne et de crédit \| accès au crédit \| prêteur d'argent \| assurance-maladie \| assurance- vie \| demande \| graphique \| tableau statistique \| microfinanciamiento \| seguros \| empresario \| bajos ingresos \| microempresa \| encuesta \| ahorro \| banco \| grupo de ahorro y crédito \| acceso a créditos \| prestamista \| seguro de enfermedad \| seguro de vida \| demanda \| gráfico \| cuestionario \| cuadros estadísticos

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	ILO Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Published in Working paper series, Social Finance Programme. 111 pages
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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