Essays about: "financial exclusion"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 46 essays containing the words financial exclusion.

1. 21. The effect of mobile money on savings behaviors of the financially excluded

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Jackline Mwende Skogqvist; [2019]
   Keywords : mobile money; savings; financial inclusion; formal financial institutions; financially excluded;

   Abstract : This study investigates whether the use of mobile money affects the savings patterns of individuals that are vulnerable to financial exclusion, that is, the low-income earners, low-educated, women and rural habitants. Studying the case of Kenya, this study uses data from the 2016 FinAccess Household Survey (N=8,665) that was designed to track and measure the drivers, growth and impact of mobile money use in Kenya. READ MORE

3. 22. Exploring how microfinance institutions can enable access to financial services in rural areas of Rwanda : a case study of Réseau Interdiocésain de Microfinance

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Belise Mugwaneza; [2019]
   Keywords : microfinance institutions; rural communities; financial exclusion; financial relations; bottom of the pyramid; social capital; sites; situations and value proposition;

   Abstract : Most of rural based population in developing countries are poor and uneducated. Due to these conditions, rural communities do not attract traditional financial institutions. In response to the issue of financial exclusion, the existence of microfinance institutions has been embraced as a solution to avail financial services to rural communities. READ MORE

4. 23. Is financial health a determinant of sport success?

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Albin Malmqvist; Marcus Hammarström; [2019]
   Keywords : Benchmarking; Financial benchmarking; Financial health; Ice hockey; Sport success; Grey Relational Analysis; Logistic Regression model;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to find the relationship between financial health in an ice hockey club and its sport success. The study answers the research question: How can financial health of Swedish ice hockey clubs be able to explain the sport success in the Swedish Hockey League? Based on the research question, the study uses the theory Benchmarking and a more specific benchmarking terminology called Financial benchmarking. READ MORE

5. 24. Troubled winds from the South: The impact of large-scale wind energy projects on indigenous communities in Oaxaca

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Jorge Hinojosa Garza; [2019]
   Keywords : Oaxaca; wind energy; environmental justice; climate change; sustainability science; Mexico; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The expansion of large-scale wind energy projects in the name of climate change mitigation has led to numerous social conflicts in Oaxaca. The Mexican government has put forward environmental policies that envision 35% of the national electricity to be generated by renewable sources in 2024. READ MORE

6. 25. Financial Inclusion in the Age of FinTech: A multiple case study of FinTech companies’ role for financial inclusion in India

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Vincent Thermaenius; Levi Östling; [2018-08-02]
   Keywords : financial inclusion; FinTech; business models; bottom of the pyramid; financial industry;

   Abstract : Today, there exists a global problem of financial exclusion, meaning that over two billion people and 200 million micro, small and medium-sized businesses have limited access, or no access at all, to basic formal financial services and products. The problem of financial exclusion is most severe in developing countries and despite various initiatives undertaken by governments and NGOs, the progress towards financial inclusion has been slow. READ MORE