Capturing a market share? Migrant remittances and money transfers as a microfinance service in Sub-Saharan Africa

Small Enterprise Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 20-34

  Sander, Cerstin ^a  

^a Bannock Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; FINANCIAL SERVICES; MICROFINANCE; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 1542609150     PISSN: 09571329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3362/0957-1329.2004.006     Document Type: Article

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