Study reveals why it is tough for women to access loans

Women pass before a Tanzania Women’s Bank branch. The bank has since been merged with another bank after having gone though financial troubles. PHOTO | FILE

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  • The interviewed women also complained about various types of inappropriate behaviour by loan officers as two mentioned that loan officers asked for sexual favours in exchange for access to loans.

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