Africa: MFIs Face Collapse As Financial Crisis Bites

Nairobi — Microfinance institutions in Africa have very little chance of surviving the current financial crisis as loan repayment default soars.

Most of their low-income debtors will be too busy concentrating on personal survival to think of repaying their loans.

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