MSME is one of the largest informal sectors in Kenya offering job opportunities to millions of both the skilled and the unskilled Kenyans. The significance of the informal sector in absorbing the unemployed is profound considering the incumbent government's target of creating one million jobs annuall...
Most research on ROSCAs has focused on country-based case studies, such as Ardener in Cameroon,Footnote36Anderson in India,Footnote37Gugerty in Kenya,Footnote38Bascom in Nigeria,Footnote39and Levenson and Besley in Taiwan.Footnote40GambleFootnote41and TsaiFootnote42researched ROSCAs in China, KatzinFo...
In addition to employing the largest number of people in aggregate, SMEs generate the most new jobs. But SMEs also face many challenges in day-to-day operations and to grow. This note is a report back on the state of the credit gap for MSMEs with this new and updated data, while ...
installation of pumpsets for drawing water, purchase of cattle, machinery or equipment or any other capital assets (or repairs to these assets).’ Item (b) loans are for ‘[c]onversion of facility granted for financing of seasonal agricultural operations due to famine, flood, etc. into a ...
microfinance banks are charging small businesses up to 32 percent interest rates on loans despite insisting on collateral should be a major concern given the big role played by micro small and medium enterprises(MSMEs) in anchoring the national economy through millions of jobs in the informal ...
It is expected that a household with income earners will easily access credit, because they earn income from their jobs and can assist in repaying the household loan. Studies carried out by Wen and Simin [57] and by Sekyi [52] found a positive relationship between household income earners ...
win-win," Mukiri noted how her company expanded from a few projects to multiple regional ventures in Kenya, ranging from highways to municipal, housing, and mining construction. The company has trained batches of technicians, created thousands of jobs, and significantly improved Kenya's ...
Ecodunia is boosting operations in the US and creating jobs for 500+ Kenyans! Ecodunia is a Black woman-owned ethical bag company based in Chicago, with a workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, where we uplift communities through fair wages and sustainable work practices. We're not a large factory ...
China's central bank said Wednesday that it had held the first joint working group meeting with the Ministry of Finance to discuss treasury bond trading in its open market operations. 【Financial Str. Release】China's central bank launches swap facility to boost capital market development发布时间:...