Savings Products and Services in the Informal Sector and Microfinance Institutions in West Africa: The Case of Mali and Benin

• by Jean Kalala and Alpha Ouedraogo
• Sep 1, 2001
• 1 min
Download resource

This paper looks at how poor people use informal, semi-formal and formal sector savings systems and services to better manage their household income and expenditure flows.

Looks at how poor people use informal, semi-formal and formal sector savings systems and services to better manage their household income and expenditure flows. The paper also examines the impact of the availability (or otherwise) of a variety of saving systems and services.