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Posted on July 30, 2010

Gallup: Few Sub-Saharan Africans Aware of Local Microfinance Options…

Forty-three percent say lenders aren’t available

by Jenny Marlar

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Residents in sub-Saharan African countries report a wide range of awareness about the availability of microfinance lending in their communities, suggesting these institutions remain locally inaccessible to many who would benefit most from using them. Malawians (65%) and Ugandans (63%) are the most likely to say they are aware of these institutions in their communities, while respondents from Ivory Coast (18%), Democratic Republic of the Congo (16%), and Zimbabwe (15%) are the least likely to say the same.

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