Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-23-2006
Publisher
Brill
Abstract
Women in Sudan have been largely excluded from formal financial institutions of the Anglo-Egyptian and independent Sudan, even as they have demonstrated the ability and desire to profit from financial transactions. The exclusion is not based on legal criteria, but rather on informal practices that control institutions of the formal sector. However, women –particularly in urban areas of northern Sudan – have access to informal financial institutions, and in recent years there have been some attempts by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to offer financial services, especially loans at discounts, to women
Recommended Citation
Kevane, M. & Stiansen, E. (2006). Women’s Access to Credit in Sub-Saharan Africa: Sudan. Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures, 4.
Comments
Copyright © 2006 Brill. Used with permission.