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Informal micro-finance schemes : the case of funeral insurance in South Africa

Roth, Jimmy - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2000

finance a funeral. Compares and evaluates four types of funeral insurance providers: formal assistance insurers, formal …

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Migrant worker remittances and microfinance in Bangladesh

Siddiqui, Tasneem; Abrar, Chowdhury R - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2003

; explores the possible role of micro-finance institutions in attracting, transferring and administering remittance. …

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Nepal and Pakistan : micro-finance and microentreprise development: their contribution to the economic empowerment of women

Gobbi, Maria Sabrina de; Dhakal, Nara Hari; Hijazi, … - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2004

Based on national surveys of women entrepreneurs and micro-finance clients in Nepal (135 clients) and Pakistan (104 … clients). Examines the impact of micro-finance and microenterprise development on the economic and possible social empowerment …

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Social and economic empowerment of women in the informal economy : impact case study of Sikap Buhay

Pascual, Clarence G - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2008

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Migrant worker remittances, micro-finance and the informal economy : prospects and issues

Puri, Shivani; Ritzema, Tineke - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1999

. Explores policy measures to attract remittances and to influence their domestic uses, highlighting the role of microfinance in …

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Towards a viable microfinance sector in Viet Nam : issues and challenges

Thi Lan, Le; Tran, Nhu-An - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2005

Focuses on semi-formal microfinance organizations. Provides recommendations regarding the legal and regulatory …

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Informal sector in Sub-Saharan Africa

Xaba, Jantjie; Horn, Pat; Motala, Shirin; Singh, Andrea - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2002

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South African microinsurance case-study

Aliber, Michael - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2003

by microfinance institutions and presents the results of a survey of the use of insurance by SMEs and the perceived risks …

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Synergies through linkages : who benefits from linking finance and business development services?

Sievers, Merten; Vandenberg, Paul - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2004

Explores how finance and business development services for micro and small enterprises can be linked without …

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The challenge of informal work in the Philippines

Yu, Sandra - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2004

Describes the development and characteristics of the informal sector in the Philippines and discusses issues relating to the collection of statistics, the regulatory environment, the limitations of formal social security systems, challenges in improving working conditions, access to productive...

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