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Microfinance institutions, female entrepreneurship and female unemployment in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Simplice A. Asongu
  • Agbor-ndip Agbor Manyi

    (University of South Africa)

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In an effort to achieve the United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs), especially as it pertains to those related to economic inclusion and more specifically, gender economic participation, there is a growing strand of literature on how women can be more involved in politico-economic activities in order to enable them better contribute towards economic prosperity and overall societal wellbeing (Asongu et al., 2020, 2021; Asongu & Odhiambo, 2022). According to the narrative, the underlying concerns are more apparent in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for at least two main reasons: on the one hand, the sub-region recently outnumbered Asia to become the region hosting the highest number of poor in the world (Nwani & Osuji, 2020) and on the other, it is also documented that women in the sub-region are among the most excluded in the world (Ngono, 2021; Asongu & le Roux, 2023; Yeyouomo et al., 2023).

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  • Simplice A. Asongu & Agbor-ndip Agbor Manyi, 2023. "Microfinance institutions, female entrepreneurship and female unemployment in Sub-Saharan Africa," Development Finance Agenda, Chartered Institute of Development Finance, vol. 8(7), pages 18-19.
    • Handle: RePEc:afj:journ4:v:8:y:2023:i:7:p:18-19
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