Informal financial markets in Botswana: A case study of Gaborone City

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 255-270

  Okurut, Francis Nathan ^a   Botlhole, Thuto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; Informal financial markets

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FINANCIAL MARKET; INFORMAL SECTOR; INTEREST RATE; LENDING BEHAVIOR; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; GABORONE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70449368190     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350902899561     Document Type: Article

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