The Impacts Of A Microfinance Lending Scheme On Clients In Ghana
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MFIs; Credit; Impact; Assets; Income;All these keywords.
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- G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
- O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
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