Essays about: "microfinance in developing countries"
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1. Microfinance and agricultural productivity - A study exploring the relationship between access to credit and agricultural productivity
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : This thesis establishes a macro-level analysis of how credit and microfinance affect agricultural productivity. We use fixed effects regression for panel data with countries as the cross-sectional variation from 2000 to 2018. READ MORE
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2. Female Empowerment through Village Savings and Loan Associations in Rwanda
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The village-based microfinance approach Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) has been implemented in developing countries for three decades, and is found to be an effective tool in alleviating poverty and facilitating access to financial services in rural areas. This study, done in collaboration with Vi Agroforestry, aimed to investigate the impact of VSLA activities on female empowerment in Rwanda, and more specifically, how women's access to and control over assets have been affected by VSLA participation. READ MORE
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3. FACTORS INFLUENCING PARTICIPATION IN THE PENSION FUND AMONG INFORMAL SECTORS´ WORKERS IN TANZANIA
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : The informal sector is crucial in the development of several developing countries as a large percentage of workers are employed or self-employed in this sector. According to the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors Report (2011) which was approved by Social Security Regulatory Authority, approximately 89. READ MORE
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4. ACCESSING MICROFINANCE THROUGH FINANCIAL LITERACY : A Case Study of Hand in Hand Eastern Africa’s Operations in Kenya
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : In 2015, United Nations implemented seventeen Sustainable Development Goals along with 169 sub-targets with the ambition to transform the world through achieving sustainable development and, hence annihilate poverty. In light of the foregoing, both authoritative and non-governmental entities accentuated the significance of ‘financial inclusion’ which, in turn, has developed into an evangelical advocacy reminiscent of the extensive publicity that microfinance received at the end of last century which, in turn, has led to an unprecedented passion among philanthrocapitalists, transnational corporations, and other benefactors to financially and socially assist the impoverished. READ MORE
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5. GSM Based Technology as a Tool to Reach Higher Financial Inclusion in Rural Areas : The Digitising of Savings Groups
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Digital aid to increase financial inclusion in developing countries is an increasing area of interest growing together with the global expansion of mobile phone penetration. This paper analyzes technical, social and financial aspects of the possibility of digitizing Xitique, a local community-based microfinance model in rural Mozambique. READ MORE
