1 option
Agent Banking in a Highly Under-Developed Financial Sector : Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo / Robert Cull.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Cull, Robert.
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agent Banking.
- Financial Inclusion.
- Microfinance Institutions.
- Local Subjects:
- Agent Banking.
- Financial Inclusion.
- Microfinance Institutions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (47 pages)
- Other Title:
- Agent Banking in a Highly Under-Developed Financial Sector
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2017.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- The paper provides evidence on the number and volume of financial transactions undertaken by agents (local businesses that double as more convenient, lower cost alternatives to formal branches) of the largest microfinance institution operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More important than agents' personal characteristics, transactions are higher in low-income, densely populated areas with high levels of commercial development. This finding suggests that the agent network has been best at supporting financial transactions among the urban poor. In addition, branding and effective liquidity management are strongly linked to agent activity.
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.