Microfinance investment vehicles in Sub-Saharan Africa: constraints and potentials
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Keywords
Microfinance; Microfinance investment vehicles; Sub-Saharan Africa;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2011-09-05 (Africa)
- NEP-MFD-2011-09-05 (Microfinance)
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