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Linking debt relief to microfinance : an issues paper

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  • Cassimon, Danny.
  • Vaessen, Jos.

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Looks at the necessary conditions in the optimization of donor operations for debt relief, notably additional resource generation and desirability of earmarking. Presents a tentative overview of the role of microfinance in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSPR) policies of 29 countries in Africa south of Sahara.

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  • Cassimon, Danny. & Vaessen, Jos., 2006. "Linking debt relief to microfinance : an issues paper," ILO Working Papers 993887973402676, International Labour Organization.
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