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Barclays Microbanking Initiative – partnering with Susu Collectors

Choosing the best intermediary: the competitive advantage of Susu Collectors Believing that «bringing ‘unbanked’ people into the mainstream of financial services is an integral part of responsible banking» (Barclays PLC…

Roberta Zenere August 26, 2013

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Analysis of the Business Environment of Ghana

Ghana is a West African country with a population of about 25 million people as of 2012. It has an area of about 239,460 square kilometers.Most of the country’s workers…

Kirthi Jayakumar August 26, 2013

Ghana

Ghana-Economy and Market Opportunities

1.0 INTRODUCTION The country of Ghana has the fastest growing economy in Africa with a GDP (US $) close to 42 billion. (IMF, 7 May 2012). The World Bank’s Ease…

AAE Support Staff August 20, 2013

Ghana

The Susu Collection System in Ghana and experiences in linking formal and informal financial intermediaries

The Susu Collection System of Ghana Susu collection is one of Ghana’s most ancient traditional banking systems. In the Akan language, the term ‘Susu’ means “small small” as to indicate…

Roberta Zenere August 20, 2013

Ghana

Microfinance and the Integration between Formal and Informal Finance in Ghana

This post was written by Roberta Zenere Ghana: a brief profile of the country Ghana, officially, the Republic of Ghana, is a Western Africa country boarded by Burkina Faso to…

AAE Support Staff August 11, 2013

Ghana

Financial inclusion and the Potential of Linking Formal and Informal Financial Institutions

Microcredit, microfinance and the vision of building ‘inclusive financial systems’. Figure 1: Financial needs and financial services for the poorSource: Helms (2006) Microfinance entails the provision of small financial services…

Roberta Zenere July 1, 2013

Ghana

The Women’s Path to Development

The Contribution of Women Entrepreneurs to Development in Ghanaian Communities Ghana is a country of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Not only do they represent 92% of the businesses and…

Daniele Adler May 23, 2011