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Banking in the developing world: The poor are different
Apr 20th 2012, 8:32 from Feast and famine
HOW many people in the world have bank accounts and what do they use them for? You would think there would be answers to those questions, given that banking is the quintessentially global business, and is important not only in the West but in developing countries, where banks can help poor people save, borrow and invest. Yet, until now, data on the global reach of financial institutions have been limited. The IMF publishes a financial access survey of depositors and borrowers. But there is little about how much people save or why they borrow. Especially little is known about the banking practices of the poor, women and young people. So a big data hole got plugged last year when the Gates Foundation, the World Bank and Gallup World Poll carried out the biggest survey yet of how people save, borrow, make payments and manage risk. The results have just appeared(42)
Focus: World GDP
Dec 20th 2011, 9:33 from Graphic detail (15)
The Q&A: Jarreth Merz: What democracy in Ghana looks like
Dec 15th 2011, 2:51 from Prospero
A conversation with the director of the documentary "An African Election"(5)
Helping the poor to save: Small wonder
Dec 8th 2011, 4:17 from Print edition
A new model of microfinance for the very poor is spreading(24)
Economics focus: The big push back
Dec 1st 2011, 4:06 from Print edition
Randomised trials could help show whether aid works(13)
Africa’s amputees: Not just the winning that counts
Nov 10th 2011, 11:02 from Print edition
A football championship brings hope to war victims(17)
The buidling blocks of economic growth: Complexity matters
Oct 27th 2011, 5:15 from Free exchange
A new Atlas reveals the building blocks of economic growth(7)
Cashews in Ghana: Nut cluster
Oct 19th 2011, 11:00 from Baobab
With Asian help, west Africa may move up the food chain(25)
Smartphones in Africa: Nuts and bits
Oct 7th 2011, 2:06 from Baobab
How smartphones, software and microfinance can make hard lives in rural Ghana a little easier(17)
The Economist: Digital highlights, October 8th 2011
Oct 7th 2011, 8:59 from Newsbook
Items from the digital highlights page(0)
Women in politics: Wives and daughters
Jul 8th 2011, 2:52 from Graphic detail
A noticeable number of females related to leaders are now in high political office(27)
Oil reserves
Jun 9th 2011, 11:07 from Print edition(5)
Economics focus: Drain or gain?
May 26th 2011, 10:46 from Print edition
Poor countries can end up benefiting when their brightest citizens emigrate(34)
Côte d'Ivoire's civil war: Coming to a crunch
Mar 31st 2011, 10:44 from Print edition
Rebel troops are gaining ground(7)
Doing more with less
Feb 24th 2011, 10:45 from Print edition
The only reliable way to produce more food is to use better technology(13)
Mobile services in poor countries: Not just talk
Jan 27th 2011, 10:58 from Print edition
Clever services on cheap mobile phones make a powerful combination—especially in poor countries(19)
Deforestation: The Q&A: Angela Palmer, artist
Jan 25th 2011, 8:19 from Prospero
The poignant beauty of rainforest tree stumps(2)
A Chinese business school in Ghana: A Chinese business school in Ghana
Oct 13th 2010, 10:08 from Multimedia (2)
African travel: Seeking the soothsayers
Sep 23rd 2010, 10:46 from Print edition(12)
Preventing diarrhoea: Lifesaver
Aug 11th 2010, 10:03 from Babbage
FOR those in rich countries, diarrhoea is a nuisance. For those in the poor, though, it is a killer. Help is coming(3)
Africa's year of elections: The democracy bug is fitfully catching on
Jul 22nd 2010, 11:21 from Print edition
Africa is in the throes of election fever. But more voting does not necessarily mean more democracy(13)
Migration: Not crossing continents
Jul 14th 2010, 3:23 from Newsbook (76)
Enough is not enough
May 20th 2010, 1:25 from Print edition
It must also be clean(4)
Mining in Ghana: Carats and sticks
Mar 31st 2010, 11:24 from Print edition
A resource-rich government takes on foreign mining firms(8)
Ghana and its oil: Dangerously hopeful
Dec 30th 2009, 10:39 from Print edition
Can one of Africa’s best-governed countries beat the curse of black gold?(7)