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Why is so much of the informal sector the same across the world?

The characteristics of the informal economy is the same across continents, such that the behaviours observed among rural folks managing…

Nov 10, 2016

Nov 10, 2016

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Why the mobile phone made such a difference to Mrs Chimphamba’s household finances

As we saw, Mrs Chimphamba needs to juggle time and money as part of her household financial management in order to ensure that expenses can…

Oct 21, 2016

Oct 21, 2016

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Mrs. Chimphamba gets a phone

When mobile phones became affordable, Mrs Chimphamba put aside the money to purchase an older model. It was a Nokia (2008) and had had a…

Oct 20, 2016

Mrs. Chimphamba gets a phone

Oct 20, 2016

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Mrs. Chimphamba’s Story

Mrs. Chimphamba runs a very small, informal business out of her homestead in a rural part of Malawi, just outside of Blantyre. Her husband…

Oct 19, 2016

Mrs. Chimphamba’s Story

Oct 19, 2016

Prepaid Africa

Introduction

This is where I will write out what I have learnt over the past decade of observing, analysing, synthesizing, and contemplating the…

Oct 19, 2016

Oct 19, 2016

Prepaid Africa

Prepaid Africa

Informal, social, flexible, cash intensive and rural markets and economies. Biashara Economics. Written by @nitibhan http://nitibhan.com

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