Financial inclusion choices in post-conflict and fragile states of Africa: The case of Burundi
Financial inclusion has become an important goal of the global development agenda, particularly for post-conflict and fragile states. Enhancing financial inclusion is vital for a country like Burundi which aims to achieve inclusive growth in its attempt to break free of its fragility. However, the a...
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| description | Financial inclusion has become an important goal of the global development agenda, particularly for post-conflict and fragile states. Enhancing financial inclusion is vital for a country like Burundi which aims to achieve inclusive growth in its attempt to break free of its fragility. However, the adoption of instruments of financial inclusion such as bank account, microfinance account and mobile money account is low due to weak institutional capacity leading to high-risk exposure and a greater risk of economic instability. This study examines the factors that influence the adoption of these instruments of financial inclusion using the Multivariate Probit and Poisson regression models. The results show that there is a significant correlation between the instruments of financial inclusion, signifying that the adoption of these instruments is interrelated. The analysis also reveals that, factors such as receipt of government transfers, receipt of remittances, education, membership of a social network, access to electricity, employment status, and area of residence influence both the probability and intensity/extent of adoption of the instruments of financial inclusion. By implication, policymakers should enhance access to electricity, formalise employment and strengthen social networks to improve the adoption of financial inclusion instruments. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-690a6d93d75549dc88dbcf9393a0281e2025-08-20T02:10:09ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862023-12-019110.1080/23311886.2023.2216996Financial inclusion choices in post-conflict and fragile states of Africa: The case of BurundiJonathan Atta-Aidoo0Saidi Bizoza1Abdulkarim Onah Saleh2Ester Cosmas Matthew3Department of Environmental Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Bujumbura, BurundiDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, NigeriaDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, TanzaniaFinancial inclusion has become an important goal of the global development agenda, particularly for post-conflict and fragile states. Enhancing financial inclusion is vital for a country like Burundi which aims to achieve inclusive growth in its attempt to break free of its fragility. However, the adoption of instruments of financial inclusion such as bank account, microfinance account and mobile money account is low due to weak institutional capacity leading to high-risk exposure and a greater risk of economic instability. This study examines the factors that influence the adoption of these instruments of financial inclusion using the Multivariate Probit and Poisson regression models. The results show that there is a significant correlation between the instruments of financial inclusion, signifying that the adoption of these instruments is interrelated. The analysis also reveals that, factors such as receipt of government transfers, receipt of remittances, education, membership of a social network, access to electricity, employment status, and area of residence influence both the probability and intensity/extent of adoption of the instruments of financial inclusion. By implication, policymakers should enhance access to electricity, formalise employment and strengthen social networks to improve the adoption of financial inclusion instruments.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2023.2216996Mobile moneymicrofinancepoverty reductionmultivariate probitsocial network |
| spellingShingle | Jonathan Atta-Aidoo Saidi Bizoza Abdulkarim Onah Saleh Ester Cosmas Matthew Financial inclusion choices in post-conflict and fragile states of Africa: The case of Burundi Cogent Social Sciences Mobile money microfinance poverty reduction multivariate probit social network |
| title | Financial inclusion choices in post-conflict and fragile states of Africa: The case of Burundi |
| title_full | Financial inclusion choices in post-conflict and fragile states of Africa: The case of Burundi |
| title_fullStr | Financial inclusion choices in post-conflict and fragile states of Africa: The case of Burundi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Financial inclusion choices in post-conflict and fragile states of Africa: The case of Burundi |
| title_short | Financial inclusion choices in post-conflict and fragile states of Africa: The case of Burundi |
| title_sort | financial inclusion choices in post conflict and fragile states of africa the case of burundi |
| topic | Mobile money microfinance poverty reduction multivariate probit social network |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2023.2216996 |
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