[en] In addition to have a direct and positive impact on reducing of food insecurity and poverty gaps in more vulnerable countries to shocks on the rainfall, the remittances received by the migrants families also allow them to have saving. This is what reveals the self-managed village banks of Kayes’ region, the most important emigration basin of Mali and located in strong climate variations area. However, this saving contributes less at agricultural sector finance.
Disciplines :
Microeconomics
Author, co-author :
Yao Namé, Juste Michel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Doct. sc. agro. & ingé. biol. (Paysage)
Lebailly, Philippe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Modélisation et développement
Language :
English
Title :
Remittances: A loan funds for rural economy? Evidence from the Kayes District (Western Mali)
Publication date :
July 2019
Event name :
5th European Research Conference on Microfinance
Event organizer :
European Microfinance Platform Centre for European Research in Microfinance (CERMi) University of Portsmouth (UK)
Event place :
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Event date :
du 12 au 14 juin 2017
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Emerging Challenges and Innovations in Microfinance and Financial Inclusion