Informal Financial Markets and Financial Intermediation in Four African Countries

Informal Financial Markets and Financial Intermediation in Four African Countries

A study of both informal and formal financial markets in Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria and Tanzania, Financial Market Fragmentation and Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa, shows that informal institutions use specialized methods to serve broad segments of the p...

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Main Authors: Aryeetey, Ernest, Hettige, Hemamala, Nissanke, Machiko, Steel, William
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO BANKS
ACCESS TO FORMAL FINANCE
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF FINANCE
BALANCE SHEET
BANK LOANS
BANKING ASSETS
BANKING SYSTEMS
BANKS
BUDGET DEFICIT
CAPITAL BASE
CASH ADVANCES
CENTRAL BANK
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMUNITY BANKS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
COOPERATIVES
CREDIT ALLOCATION
CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS
CREDIT COOPERATIVES
CREDIT PROGRAMS
CREDIT UNIONS
DEFICIT FINANCING
DEMAND FOR CREDIT
DEPOSIT
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPMENT BANKS
EARNINGS
ESTATE
EXCESS DEMAND
EXCHANGE RATE
FARMERS
FINANCE COMPANIES
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR LIBERALIZATION
FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTION
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FORMAL BANKS
FORMAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
HOUSEHOLD SAVINGS
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INFORMAL FINANCE
INFORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INFORMAL LENDERS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATE CEILINGS
INTEREST RATES
LACK OF ACCESS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL SYSTEM
LEGISLATION
LENDERS
LOAN
LOANABLE FUNDS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MARKET ENTRY
MARKET FRAGMENTATION
MICROENTERPRISES
MONEYLENDERS
MONOPOLY
OPERATING COSTS
OVERHEAD COSTS
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PUBLIC BUDGET
RECAPITALIZATION
REPAYMENT
REPAYMENT RATES
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK PROFILES
SAVINGS
SHARE CAPITAL
SHORT-TERM LIQUIDITY
SMALL BUSINESSES
SMALL LOANS
SOCIAL NETWORKS
STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS
SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES
SURPLUS FUNDS
TRACK RECORD
TRADING
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/01/12850771/informal-financial-markets-financial-intermediation-four-african-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9945

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/01/12850771/informal-financial-markets-financial-intermediation-four-african-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9945

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