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5.0 Conclusions: Microfinance in Africa - Experience and Lessons from Selected African Countries
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| In sub-Saharan Africa, there is ample evidence that the poor, particularly those in the rural
sector, value both deposit and credit facilities. The existence and growth of cooperative
banking and combined savings and credit institutions in the microfinance sector in sub-
Saharan Africa reflects the growing demand for both savings and credit facilities. |
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5.0 Conclusions: Microfinance in Africa - Experience and Lessons from Selected African Countries
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| In sub-Saharan Africa, there is ample evidence that the poor, particularly those in the rural
sector, value both deposit and credit facilities. The existence and growth of cooperative
banking and combined savings and credit institutions in the microfinance sector in sub-
Saharan Africa reflects the growing demand for both savings and credit facilities. |
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6.2 Legal and regulatory constraints: Gender Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness in Africa 2007
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| Many African countries are characterized by the coexistence
of dual or multiple legal systems, which lead to
greater insecurity of women’s legal status, compared
with men. |
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African Business Women Series: Why So Important
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| I think that a good place to begin this discussion is to address the perception of Africa’s women from those who are outside and looking inside. |
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Wanted: jobs for Africa’s youth - Time For Action
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| Young people (between 15 and 24 years old) made up 63 per cent of the jobless in sub-Saharan Africa in 2003, even though they constituted just 33 per cent of the labour market. |
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2.4 Growth prospects for 2007 and the medium-term outlook: Economic Report on Africa 2007
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| Africa is expected to grow at a rate of 5.8 per cent in 2007, slightly higher than
the rate recorded in 2006 (5.7 per cent) (figure 2.8). Positive growth rates are projected
for all subregions led by North Africa (6.6 per cent), East Africa (6.0 per
cent), Southern Africa (5.4 per cent), West Africa (4.9 per cent) and Central Africa
(3.5 per cent). |
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5.0 Conclusions: Microfinance in Africa - Experience and Lessons from Selected African Countries
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| In sub-Saharan Africa, there is ample evidence that the poor, particularly those in the rural
sector, value both deposit and credit facilities. The existence and growth of cooperative
banking and combined savings and credit institutions in the microfinance sector in sub-
Saharan Africa reflects the growing demand for both savings and credit facilities. |
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Sub-Saharan Africa Learning What Works
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| Africa is the world's poorest continent. But for the first time in a generation—amid all the bad news—there is hope for change. An increasing number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa are showing signs of economic progress, reflecting the implementation of better economic policies and structural reforms. |
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Introduction - Abstract - Factors Impeding the Poverty Reduction Capacity of Micro-credit: Some Field Observations from Malawi and Ethiopia
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| Poverty reduction has been identified as the overarching long term goal for most of the development
interventions in Africa, and more recently crystallised in the Millennium Development Goals and
the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). In Africa, more than 40% of its 750
million people live below the internationally recognized poverty line of $1 a day, and the evidence
is even more worrying for sub-saharan Africa. |
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Micro-finance Policy and Development Framework: Ethiopia
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| Ethiopia is the second most populous nation in sub-Saharan Africa with approximately 63 million
people and almost 44% of the population being in the age of 15 years and below. Ethiopia ranks
158 out of 162 countries in the Human Development Index (UNDP, 2001a). |
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Improving Management of Oil Revenue during Periods of Price Booms
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| With more than 100 billion barrels, Africa had 9 per cent of the world’s oil reserves by the end of 2003. Half are
located in North Africa. In sub-Saharan Africa, the oil-producing countries can be divided into three categories: the
old ones where production is in decline (Congo, Cameroon and Gabon); those where production is still on the
increase (Angola, Nigeria); and the new members of the club (Equatorial Guinea, Chad and São Tomé and Principe).
However, most of these countries have suffered from the “oil curse” finding themselves heavily indebted and
impoverished. |
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III. STOCK MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA:TRENDS AND CHARACTERISTICS
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| There has been a considerable development in the African capital markets since the early
1990s. Prior to 1989, there were just five stock markets in sub-Saharan Africa and three in
North Africa. |
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Trade Versus Aid in Africa, Who Wins?
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| It seemed like the time was right for me to pen this post about trade -vs- aid. This is a discussion that has a tremendous amount of relevance in Sub Saharan Africa. But it is also relevant in other parts of the world where developing economies are predominate.
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The $20 Billion African Remittance Market
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| Remittances (money sent back home from Africans living abroad) back to Africa constitute some big numbers for Africa. About $10 billion gets sent to sub-Saharan Africa. That’s the official number of course, a World Bank report stated that it’s likely double that amount, due to Africans using non-traditional means to send capital back home. |
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