Ghana - Financial Services for Women Entrepreneurs in the Informal Sector

The Ghana Microfinance Institution (MFI) action research network brings together organizations interested in providing financial services to the poor in Ghana. With World Bank support, the network carried out this study which provides brief descrip...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/06/12586928/ghana-financial-services-women-entrepreneurs-informal-sector
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spelling okr-10986-98652021-04-23T14:02:47Z Ghana - Financial Services for Women Entrepreneurs in the Informal Sector World Bank ADB AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANKING INSTITUTIONS BANKING SECTOR BANKS BENEFICIARIES BUDGETING CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIOS CAPITAL BASE CASH COLLATERAL COLLATERAL COLLECTION SERVICES COMMERCIAL BANK COMMUNITY BANK COMMUNITY BANKS CONCESSIONARY RATE CREDIT PROGRAM CREDIT PROVISION CREDIT UNIONS DEPOSIT DEPOSITORS DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT BANK DISBURSEMENT EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENTREPRENEURSHIP FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SERVICE FINANCIAL SERVICES GENDER GROUP LENDING HUNGER INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOMES INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTEREST RATES ON LOANS JOINT LIABILITY LITERACY LEVELS LOAN LOAN DECISIONS LOAN REPAYMENT LOAN REPAYMENTS LOAN SIZE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MEDICAL BILLS MICRO-FINANCE MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONS MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION NGOS NUTRITION PEER PRESSURE PERSONAL EXPENSES POOR PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIOS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS REPAYMENT OF LOANS REPAYMENT RATE RETURNS ROSCAS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL BANK RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL TOWNS RURAL WOMEN SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAVINGS DEPOSITS SUSU TARGETING TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COST TRANSACTION COSTS WORKING CAPITAL The Ghana Microfinance Institution (MFI) action research network brings together organizations interested in providing financial services to the poor in Ghana. With World Bank support, the network carried out this study which provides brief descriptions of the innovations that informal, semi-formal, and formal MFIs have developed in providing financial services to female entrepreneurs in Ghana. It also makes recommendations on how such services can be strengthened and improved. 2012-08-13T09:44:30Z 2012-08-13T09:44:30Z 1999-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/06/12586928/ghana-financial-services-women-entrepreneurs-informal-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9865 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 136 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Ghana
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topic ADB
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
BANKING INSTITUTIONS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKS
BENEFICIARIES
BUDGETING
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIOS
CAPITAL BASE
CASH COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL
COLLECTION SERVICES
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMUNITY BANK
COMMUNITY BANKS
CONCESSIONARY RATE
CREDIT PROGRAM
CREDIT PROVISION
CREDIT UNIONS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSITORS
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DISBURSEMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL SERVICE
FINANCIAL SERVICES
GENDER
GROUP LENDING
HUNGER
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOMES
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTEREST RATES ON LOANS
JOINT LIABILITY
LITERACY LEVELS
LOAN
LOAN DECISIONS
LOAN REPAYMENT
LOAN REPAYMENTS
LOAN SIZE
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MEDICAL BILLS
MICRO-FINANCE
MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
NGOS
NUTRITION
PEER PRESSURE
PERSONAL EXPENSES
POOR
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
PORTFOLIOS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
REPAYMENT OF LOANS
REPAYMENT RATE
RETURNS
ROSCAS
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL BANK
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL TOWNS
RURAL WOMEN
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
SUSU
TARGETING
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COST
TRANSACTION COSTS
WORKING CAPITAL
spellingShingle ADB
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
BANKING INSTITUTIONS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKS
BENEFICIARIES
BUDGETING
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIOS
CAPITAL BASE
CASH COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL
COLLECTION SERVICES
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMUNITY BANK
COMMUNITY BANKS
CONCESSIONARY RATE
CREDIT PROGRAM
CREDIT PROVISION
CREDIT UNIONS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSITORS
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DISBURSEMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL SERVICE
FINANCIAL SERVICES
GENDER
GROUP LENDING
HUNGER
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOMES
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTEREST RATES ON LOANS
JOINT LIABILITY
LITERACY LEVELS
LOAN
LOAN DECISIONS
LOAN REPAYMENT
LOAN REPAYMENTS
LOAN SIZE
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MEDICAL BILLS
MICRO-FINANCE
MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
NGOS
NUTRITION
PEER PRESSURE
PERSONAL EXPENSES
POOR
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
PORTFOLIOS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
REPAYMENT OF LOANS
REPAYMENT RATE
RETURNS
ROSCAS
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL BANK
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL TOWNS
RURAL WOMEN
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
SUSU
TARGETING
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COST
TRANSACTION COSTS
WORKING CAPITAL
World Bank
Ghana - Financial Services for Women Entrepreneurs in the Informal Sector
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relation Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 136
description The Ghana Microfinance Institution (MFI) action research network brings together organizations interested in providing financial services to the poor in Ghana. With World Bank support, the network carried out this study which provides brief descriptions of the innovations that informal, semi-formal, and formal MFIs have developed in providing financial services to female entrepreneurs in Ghana. It also makes recommendations on how such services can be strengthened and improved.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Ghana - Financial Services for Women Entrepreneurs in the Informal Sector
title_short Ghana - Financial Services for Women Entrepreneurs in the Informal Sector
title_full Ghana - Financial Services for Women Entrepreneurs in the Informal Sector
title_fullStr Ghana - Financial Services for Women Entrepreneurs in the Informal Sector
title_full_unstemmed Ghana - Financial Services for Women Entrepreneurs in the Informal Sector
title_sort ghana - financial services for women entrepreneurs in the informal sector
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/06/12586928/ghana-financial-services-women-entrepreneurs-informal-sector
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9865
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