Exploring the Potential Contribution of the Diaspora in Microfinance for Poverty Reduction in Africa

Research Project

Project/Area Number	18K01563
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 07040:Economic policy-related
Research Institution	University of Tsukuba
Principal Investigator	MASWANA J.C. 筑波大学, ビジネスサイエンス系, 准教授 (30378525)
Project Period (FY)	2018-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status	Discontinued (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000) Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000) Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000) Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords	Microfinance / Remittances / Poverty reduction / Africa
Outline of Annual Research Achievements	During this first year of funding, contacts with survey assistants and micro-credit institutions in Ghana and Kenya have been established. In addition, two meetings with an expert involved in the project (Pr. Frank Agbola of Newcastle Business School, Australia) were held during the WEAI Conference in Vancouver in June 2018. Also, a presentation has been made on economic growth in Africa at the Western Economic Association International 2018 Conference on June 26-30.

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