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objective of this study is to understand the constraints women cross-border traders in the EAC face in accessing finance and …
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Ghana has low levels of financial inclusion of individuals and access to finance for firms remains a major challenge … formal accounts, large majority of them relies on internal finance for investments, with only around 23 percent having a bank … formal finance virtually prohibitive for many firms. The Access to Finance Note for Ghana identifies key issues and …
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finance institutions, the emphasis in development policy has shifted to (rural) financial systems development and the building … their own resources through savings - Have their loans repaid - Cover their costs from their operational income - Finance … their expansion from their profits. Three worlds of finance continue to exist, in which donors may intervene in very …
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SUMS S-U Management Service Limited acts as a service provider for MFIs and realizes a very efficient way of loan tracking by taking full advantage from computer aided processing. This process relies on customized Microsoft and Crystal products serving three main purposes: 1. Providing loan...
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The Uganda Microfinance Union (UMU) has become one of Uganda's leading microfinance institutions. It began four years ago with a small equity loan of about US$30,000 and has grown to US$1.5 million in total assets. Through a network of five branches, UMU serves16,577 clients (70% women), all of...
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-supported microfinance institutions (MFIs), through group lending up to a ceiling, have provided start-up finance, particularly for women …
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Rajwa is a 50 years old widow in the area of Karak, with five children. Her husband died 10 years ago. In January 2000, she received a collateral-free loan of JD 2,100 (US$ 3,000) from the ACC/IFAD Income Diversification Project, repayable over 8 years. She bought 20 sheep, which have increased...
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Policymakers in Syria are seriously concerned (a) about social equality and equal opportunities for women and men; and (b) about the effectiveness of financial institutions in providing adequate services to men, women and youth to fight poverty and reduce unemployment. Considerable social...
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Two thirds of the Fund's current projects have a rural finance component; about 21% of the Fund's resources are … dedicated to rural finance.2 Most of IFAD's target group are small producers engaged in agric ultural and non … in rural finance. On that basis, operational guidelines and regional strategies will be prepared in due course for the …
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Rural Finance Nepal (RUFIN) is a joint Nepali-German project, implemented by the Agricultural Development Bank of Nepal …
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