Author:Mohammed, Aliyu MustaphaDate:2019There is growing enthusiasm about the role of mobile money in promoting economic growth and its contribution to poverty alleviation via opportunities for savings, credit, investments, and micro insurance. However, the link between mobile money ...Read more
Author:Mopeli, Kgotso KennethDate:2019The research study investigated the roles and challenges of DFIs in stimulating economic growth in an emerging market using DBSA and IDC, South Africa as a case study. The research study used a convergent mixed method research in understanding ...Read more
Author:Moshoeshoe, Neko ThabisoDate:2019Credit extension plays an integral role in improving access to finance and financial inclusion by availing funds for borrowers while generating revenue for lenders and depositors. Borrowers’ delinquency and low risk appetite for lenders ...Read more
Author:Muzenda, TigereDate:2019The main objective of this research was to determine which factors constrain the growth and survival of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nairobi County, Kenya. It is reasonable to expect that SMEs would be keenly supported financially ...Read more
Author:Naidoo, JeremyDate:2019Despite robust economic growth in post-apartheid South Africa, we have consistently seen high unemployment and severe income inequality amongst its people. Arguably this has resulted in a culture of dependence on consumer credit; consumers ...Read more
Author:Ncoliwe, LwaziDate:2019The research identified Site C area of Khayelitsha, a township in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, as the case study. Khayelitsha is a historically black township situated on the periphery of Cape Town. Site C is an area which was ...Read more
Author:Ncube, Trinity MDate:2019The paper investigated the determinants of economic growth in Zimbabwe over the period 1980 to 2017 drawing from previously identified factors as discussed in international literature which had been acknowledged as important determinants. The ...Read more
Author:Serame, MolobengDate:2019Policymakers and scholars universally accept and recognise the influence of small, macro, and medium enterprises (SMMEs) on stimulating economic growth and job creation. South Africa in particular, has the challenge of a high unemployment ...Read more
Author:Shipila, Ndeshihafela MelaoDate:2019The association between government debt and economic growth is complex. Namibia is not excluded from this spectacle as concerns are mounting about the fast-increasing state debt and its implication on economic growth in the long run. By the ...Read more
Author:Sognon, George SermadorDate:2019Profit driven companies have a responsibility to generate decent returns and pay dividends to their shareholders. Investors and shareholders of financial institutions are particularly concerned about their cash flow, risk and returns to ...Read more
Author:Zyambo, KalwaniDate:2019The research examines the effect between corporate governance and company-specific variables to financial performance among a sample of long-term insurance companies in South Africa from 2011 to 2016. The study employed a panel regression ...Read more
Author:Ramashia, NkhangweleniDate:2019The Micro Agricultural Financial Institutions of South Africa (MAFISA) was established by the South African government in 2005 to provide production loans to smallholder farmers in all nine provinces of South Africa. This study examined the ...Read more
Author:Tongboonrawd, BaraneeDate:2019The purpose of this study is to examine the innovative financial inclusion for the under-served urban migrant and refugee population in Thailand, respectively. The increasing number of urban migrants and refugees in Thailand requires innovative ...Read more
Author:Kapfudzaruwa, FaraiDate:2014Climate change and the related social and economic challenges present society with problems at multiple levels. There is a diverse range of actors who are contributing to climate change governance, including those who are going to be affected ...Read more
Author:Dobson, BlaiseDate:2019Climate change poses numerous challenges for emerging economies whilst, if framed as such, also holding promise for economic opportunity. South Africa’s economic history has benefitted from abundant fossil fuel resources, with the result that ...Read more
Author:Dube, SithembinkosiDate:2019This study aims to explore barriers and drivers of transactional accounts usage for electronic payments in South Africa and Zimbabwe through quantitative demand side research. This study targeted 200 respondents based on the convenience ...Read more
Author:Jezi, PriscillaDate:2019Eskom is currently one of the biggest importers of goods and services in the country. Companies exposed to foreign exchange rate risk should hedge as a mitigation strategy. Eskom hedges all commitments above R150 000 according to their policy. ...Read more
Author:Komape, KwenaDate:2019South Africa has seen an increase in the number of cooperatives (co-ops) registered since 2005, following the new policy aimed at the promotion of cooperative enterprises. Newly registered co-ops received over R5.28 billion in direct financial ...Read more
Author:Limba, Edwin MandlakayiseDate:2019South Africa (SA) has been experiencing a serious challenge in terms of addressing housing problems and one of the factors is access to finance, mainly by the lower income earners. Government programmes like Financial Linked Individual Subsidy ...Read more
Author:Macalagh, ConstanceDate:2019The purpose of the monetary policy is to attain and sustain price stability in order to achieve balanced and sustainable economic development and growth. The stock market contributes to the growth of vital sectors of the economy and thus ...Read more
