How trustable are West African mutual savings and loan institutions? : an application of the PASMEC databank

Based on data for six countries within the West Africa Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) in 1997. Develops a method for the development of a "trust index" to assess the amount of risk a prospective member is facing when joining a mutual savings and loan institution. Describes the characteristics of mutual savings and loan institutions in the region and proposes improvements in the collection of more accurate statistical data.

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Year of publication:	2003
Authors:	Galassi, Francesco L ; Gross, Dominique M
Institutions:	International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations
Subject:	savings and credit club \| microfinance \| West Africa \| interest rate \| data base \| data collecting \| groupement d'épargne et de crédit \| Afrique occidentale \| taux d'intérêt \| base de données \| collecte des données \| grupo de ahorro y crédito \| microfinanciamiento \| Africa Occidental \| tipo de interés \| base de datos \| recopilación de datos

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	ILO Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Published in Working paper series, ILO Social Finance Programme. 45 pages
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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