Senegal programs / Senegal project 685-0294 · 1988–1997
This study is aimed at assessing the importance of the informal sector in providing jobs, its role in the economic development of Dakar, and its needs and constraints regarding proper training and access to credit. The informal sector remains the only recourse for certain people, including farmers, during certain periods of the year. It is estimated that one-third of the 1,500,000 people that live in Dakar are directly or indirectly linked to the informal sector. Entrepreneurs in the sector have difficulty obtaining formal loans. Thus, of 86% that desire loans, only 6.8% have tried and only 31% of these with success. The study recommends setting up a savings and loan system to adjust to the needs of microenterprises and facilitate access to credit. Currently, 11.2% of entrepreneurs belong to private savings associations and 92% of them are willing to be members of noninstitutional credit associations. For the development of the informal sector in general, the author recommends training in accounting and the adoption of a simplified taxation code for easy compliance by all enterprises. (Author abstract, from PN-ABQ-372)
Source: DEC abstract, PN-ABF-193 (1989). The source's own text.
Operated in: Senegal.
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Operated in Senegal, 1988 to 1997 5 sources
Scope: country: Senegal. The award code belongs to this country's mission. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.9.
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 685-0294-O-9108 (task order, fiscal year not recorded) |
| 1988 |
| Stated in a document |
| 2 sources |
| 685-0294-C-6293 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1997 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| 685-0294-C-9058 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| 685-0294-O-0285 (task order, fiscal year not recorded) | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| 685-0294-O-7074 (task order, fiscal year not recorded) | 1997 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Mission to Senegal | 1988 to 1997 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| USAID. Mission to Senegal | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 1988 to 1997 | Stated in a document | 5 sources |
Sector profile (computed): Financial sector (banks, credit, microfinance, markets) 15%; Social policies, regulations and systems (incl. gender, population) 15%; Political competition and consensus-building 11%
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Program key prj:6850294