African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4190

Full Length Research Paper

Financing, networking and the economic empowerment of women in the informal business sector in Eritrea

Fitsum Ghebregiorgis
  • Fitsum Ghebregiorgis
  • Department of Business Management and Marketing, Eritrea.
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Habteab Tekie Mehreteab
  • Habteab Tekie Mehreteab
  • Department of Economics, Eritrea.
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Stifanos Hailemariam
  • Stifanos Hailemariam
  • Department of Accounting, College of Business and Economics, P.O. Box 3963, Asmara, Eritrea.
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  •  Received: 17 July 2015
  •  Accepted: 25 August 2015
  •  Published: 14 December 2015

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