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6.0 References: Microfinance in Africa - Experience and Lessons from Selected African Countries

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6.0 References: Microfinance in Africa - Experience and Lessons from Selected African Countries

(IMF Working Paper, Prepared by Anupam Basu, Rodolphe Blavy, and Murat Yulek1, September 2004)

Bank of Tanzania, 2004, “An Overview of Microfinance Industry in Tanzania,” paper
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Bennett, L., 1998, “Combining Social and Financial Intermediation to Reach the Poor: the
Necessity and Dangers,” in Strategic Issues in Microfinance, ed. by M. Kimenyi,
R. Wieland, and J.D. von Pischke (Ashgate Publishing).

Blavy, R., 2003, “The Microfinance Sector in Guinea,” in Guinea—Selected Issues and
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CGAP, 2000, “The Rush to Regulate: Legal Frameworks for Microfinance,” CGAP
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Chao-Béroff, R., 2003 (July), “Rural Savings Mobilization in West Africa: Guard Against
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De Aghion, A. and J. Morduch, 2003, “Microfinance: Where Do We Stand?” in Financial
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Hirschland, M., 2003 (July), “Serving Small Depositors: Overcoming the Obstacles,
Recognizing the Tradeoffs,” The Microbanking Bulletin, No. 9, pp. 3–8 (Washington:
Microfinance Information Exchange).

Ledgerwood, J., 1999, Microfinance Handbook: An Institutional and Financial Perspective
(Washington: The World Bank).

Ouattara, K., 2003, “Microfinance Regulation in Benin: Implications of the PARMEC Law
for Development and Performance of the Industry,” Africa Region Working Paper,
No. 50 (June) (Washington: World Bank).

Rutherford, S., 1999, “The Poor and Their Money,” Finance and Development Research
Program Working Paper, No. 3, Institute for Development Policy and Management,
University of Manchester.

Steel, W. and D. Andah, 2003 (June), “Rural and Microfinance Regulation in Ghana:
Implications for Development and Performance of the Industry,” Africa Region
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Wright, G., 2000, Microfinance Systems: Designing Quality Financial Services for the Poor
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