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Tag: Informal sector

Anjali Lalchandani, Rajarshi Dutta Barua and Rukmini Srinivasan

State of India’s Informal Sector: A deep dive into enterprises,...

The report explores the intricate dynamics of India’s informal MSME sector. It segments enterprises using...
Dec 26, 2024

Abdoulaye Seck

Use of remittances to encourage the unbanked to open accounts—a...

The activities of many entrepreneurs in Senegal require financial flexibility that banks and microfinance institutions...
Nov 20, 2020
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The role of entrepreneurship in creating job opportunities for the...

Several challenges often mar the journey to entrepreneurship, especially for the youth. What are these...
May 28, 2020

Peter Charagu and Edward Obiko

Formal financial services, informal workers: How can financial services work...

The informal sector offers abundant opportunities for the youth in Kenya to generate income, though...
May 20, 2020

Rahul Chatterjee, Karthick Morchan and Anup Singh

Where are the women in the digital credit bandwagon? Lessons...

This blog sheds light on how women are placed in the digital credit bandwagon in...
Sep 23, 2019

Graham Wright and Leonard Mutesasira

The relative risks to the savings of poor people

In view of the highly risky nature of saving in the informal sector, it is...
Jul 16, 2018
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