Tag: Financial sector

MFIs have been central to expanding financial inclusion, creating an opportunity for the rural population and women to enter the financial sector. Further, MFIs enable many poor clients to manage emergencies, raise their incomes and improve living standards. But there is still far to go

This note documents the lessons learned in 2002 under the Action Research Programme of MicroSave. The note focuses on responsiveness towards clients concerns as a key to profitability.

This paper discusses how low-income people in South Africa (SA) save, how they use different savings services/systems and the impact of these savings facilities on their household budgets/lives.

This study shows the importance of savings for smoothing out peaks and troughs in income and expenditure in Zambia