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Use and Impact of Savings Services Among Poor People in Zambia
This study shows the importance of savings for smoothing out peaks and troughs in income and expenditure in Zambia
Dec 3, 2001
Savings Products and Services in the Informal Sector and Microfinance Institutions in West Africa: The Case of Mali and Benin
This paper looks at how poor people use informal, semi-formal and formal sector savings systems and services to better manage their household income and expenditure flows.
Sep 1, 2001
Use and Impact of Savings Services Among Poor People in Zimbabwe: What It Means for Microfinance Institutions
This study outlines the reasons for which poor people save and the methods through which they rely on generally informal mechanisms in Zimbabwe.
Aug 1, 2001
Passing The Buck Money Transfer Systems: The Practice and Potential for Products in Tanzania and Uganda
This paper is based on MicroSave market research studies on how low-income individuals and small or microentrepreneurs transfer money and make payments in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda
Jul 1, 2001
Introducing Savings into a MicroCredit Institution – Lessons from ASA
This note gives lessons on introduction of an open access savings scheme from a successful MFI- ASA (Association for Social Advancement) in Bangladesh.
Mar 6, 2001
Health Care MicroInsurance A Synthesis of Case Studies from Four Health Care Financing Programs in Uganda, Tanzania, India, and Cambodia
The report synthesises the data and lessons from four case studies of SEWA in India, GRET in Cambodia, UMASIDA in Tanzania and FINCA in Uganda.
Dec 6, 2000