South Africa microcredit could face stiff regulation

A regulatory backlash against microfinance could reduce poor households' access to finance from formal lenders

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In this article

  • Unregulated and unsecure
  • Untested markets
  • Large banks secure
  • Loan sharks
  • African Bank implosion
  • Fallout
  • Outlook

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