The penetration level of the insurance and pension sectors in Malawi is low, but it seems adequate as compared with … inexistent and supervision is weak. An innovative pilot experience of weather micro-insurance is a good example of private … needs to take into account that possibilities to increase micro-insurance penetration may be affected by the level of …

rely solely on household savings for purchasing a house. These findings underscore the urgent need to improve savings … household's ability to save on a regular basis. Due to limited outreach of institutional housing finance, most slum dwellers …

and of income losses following a crisis. She tests the validity of "insurance" and "liquidity" models of currency crisis …