MICROFINANCE AS A STRATEGY FOR POVERTY REDUCTION INTRODUCTION Microfinance is not something new in Malaysia. It has been operated by credit unions‚ co-operative banks and specialised credit windows of banks. Microfinance services of financial credit range for about RM10‚000 (USD2‚631) and mostly to finance small businesses‚ agricultural loans and loans for poverty reduction. Microfinance program in Malaysia has been implemented since 1987 as one of the poverty eradication strategies in the country
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In the name of God the Merciful Microfinance & Poverty Reduction in Sudan (Challenges & Problems) Dr. Omer Ali Babiker Eltahir Jazan University College of Business Administration Finance & Banking Department CV D. Dr. Omer Ali Babiker Eltahir Specialization: of Banking Studies Rank: Assistant Professor Institution: Jazan University Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Nationality: Sudanese Mobile Phone: 00966536691922 Email: obabiker@jazanu.edu.sa - E-Mail:oeltahir@hotmail
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EVOLUTION OF MICROFINANCE AND POVERTY RDUCTIONIN GHANA BY JOSEPH TETTEH OLIVIA GIDIGLO BENJAMIN TETTEH JOHN KOFI DORGBEFU IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF A BACHELOR’S DEGREE (B. Sc. HONS) IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL‚ UNIVERSITY OF GHANA‚ LEGON. JUNE‚ 2013 CHAPTER ONE PROPOSAL 1.0BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Modern microfinance emerged in the 1970s pioneered by – among others – the Grameen and SEWA
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INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background of the study Poverty is a widespread canker worldwide and every government has stepped in to save her citizens by adopting various policies. Poverty‚ to many authors‚ is the prime symptom of all diseases and early death of many people; especially in the developing countries where income is generally low‚ savings are hardly talked of resulting in low investment and employment. In the Sub-Saharan region‚ Ghana is no exclusion of the poverty story with over 60% of her population
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Background of the Study The theory of mass communication effects has undergone a curious evolution in the century. Early on‚ the “Magic Bullet Theory” holds media broadcast directly shape the opinions and action of the viewers. Directly and heavily influence by media message since media were considered to be extremely powerful in shaping public opinion. We had chosen this theory because we feel and believed that it suits the segment of “Eat Bulaga‚ Juan For All‚ All for Juan”‚ since it represents
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Should microfinance institutions specialize in financial services? Robert Lensink Faculty of Economics and Business‚ University of Groningen‚ Development Economics Group‚ Wageningen University‚ The Netherlands. E-mail: B.W.Lensink@rug.nl Roy Mersland Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences‚ School of Management‚ University of Agder‚ Kristiansand‚ Norway Vu Thi Hong Nhung Faculty of Economics and Business‚ University of Groningen Email: t.h.n.vu@rug.nl Abstract Using a global
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Poverty – Absolute poverty or destitution refe rs to the deprivation of basic human needs‚ which commonly includes food‚ water‚ sanitation‚ clothing‚ shelter‚ health care and education. – Relative poverty is defined contextually as economic inequality in the location or society in which people live. The World Bank has established an international poverty line of $1 a day per person in 1985 purchasing power parity (PPP) prices. According to this measure the portion of poor people in the world’s
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1. INTRODUCTION Poverty is one of the world’s issues and urgently need to be addressed. Reducing poverty‚ in all forms is the greatest challenge for the developing countries. Poverty can be defined from different angles and the most widely used descriptor is income poverty and unsatisfied human needs.It can be conceptualized in many ways‚ for example‚ in economic terms or social terms ; lack of access to adequate levels of food‚ water‚ clothing‚ shelter‚ sanitation‚ health care and education
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The “single bullet theory”‚ humorously named “the magic bullet”‚ is one of the most questioned aspects of the report. It suggested that the second shot passed through Kennedy’s throat before lodging itself in Governor Connally‚ who was sitting in front of the President. If the bullet were to take the path described by the Warren Report it would have passed through Kennedy’s throat before it “entered
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explains how one bullet travels through both JFK and at the time Texas governor John Connally.The theory states that in this shooting the bullet went down into Kennedy’s back‚then it exited through his throat‚ and afterward the bullet flew into Connally’s right armpit leaving and shattering his rib.After the bullet shatters his rib it travels and stops to the thigh. This whole theory is impossible in so many ways. To start off the footage of the assassination reveals the magic bullet theory as untrue
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