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Responding to new pressures: Ithala Limited's changing role in serving the 'unbanked' and the poor in KwaZulu-Natal
School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2009Since the apartheid-era, South Africa has operated government-supported development finance institutions (DFIs) that aim specifically to meet the financing needs of poor individuals and communities that are traditionally considered to be uncreditworthy.DocumentBanking on Africa: Chinese financial institutions and Africa
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008The Chinese drive into the resource sector in Africa has already received much attention in the media and academic literature. What has not been well understood is the role of Chinese financial institutions in support of the country’s resource strategy and its entry into the previously unknown African market.DocumentStrategies and policies on TNC-SME linkages country case studies: South Africa (SDS RP70)
School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2006This report documents and assesses selected South African experiences with regard to the promotion of linkages between Trans- National Corporations (TNCs) and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).DocumentTaxing alternatives: poverty alleviation and the South African Taxi/Minibus industry
Mercatus Center, George Mason University, 2006This study looks at how local entrepreneurship can be better supported in the South African taxi and minibus industry. It looks at the likely impacts of the Government's Taxi Recapitalization Programme and suggests alternative approachesThe industry serves approximately 65% of the South Africans using public transportation and has been a wellspring of black entrepreneurial activity.DocumentDoes privatisation of plantations help poor people?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004Forest plantations have many benefits. They provide wood and other forest products, contribute to biodiversity, improve landscapes and soils, play an important role in absorbing carbon and help to maintain water quality. Local and national economies also benefit as plantations provide employment, infrastructure and opportunities for small-scale enterprises.DocumentDown the plughole: why bringing water into WTO services negotiations would unleash a development disaster
ActionAid International, 2005Poor countries are under intense pressure in the World Trade Organization's GATS negotiations to open their service markets and "progressively liberalise" key sectors – such as water delivery – to foreign corporations.DocumentPerpetuating poverty in sub-Saharan Africa: how African political elites undermine entrepreneurship and economic development
International Policy Network, 2005This paper argues that Africa's political elites have driven their countries' economies backwards, by misusing the economic surplus generated by the continent over the past 40 years.DocumentThe business of higher education: a study of public-private partnerships in the provision of higher education in South Africa
Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2005This study explores public-private partnerships that existed between 2002 and early 2003 in higher education provision in South Africa.DocumentBanking the underserved: new opportunities for commercial banks - exploring the business case
Department for International Development, UK, 2005This paper reports on a study documenting the financial experience of a diverse sample of commercial banks that have opted to expand into microfinance as a new line of business.DocumentDogmatic development: privatisation and conditionalities in six countries
War on Want, 2004The report examines how conditionalities and pressures from aid agencies and development banks force developing countries to adopt privatisation policies in public services.Pages