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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 … draws lessons for the formal insurance sector. …

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Impact of new information technology in the banking and insurance industries in Malaysia and Singapore.

Fong, Chan Onn - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1991

Based on interviews with officers and workers in four banks and four insurance companies in each country. …

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South African microinsurance case-study

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

Presents an overview of the South African insurance industry and examines the extent to which for-profit insurance … 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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The demand for risk-managing financial services in low-income communities : evidence from Zambia

Manje, Lemmy; Churchill, Craig - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2002

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...

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Information technology in the finance sector: an international perspective.

A, Rajan - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1990

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New information technologies and employment in financial institutions in Tunisia.

R, Ferchiou - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1991

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Microfinance strategies for HIV/AIDS mitigation and prevention in Sub- Saharan Africa

McDonagh, Amy - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2001

Examines strategies microfinance institutions can use to help mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS on the institution providing services in a high prevalence area, on the institution's client base and on the wider community. Discusses strategies to promote HIV/AIDS awareness and to facilitate...

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