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Project: Re-examining the Informal Financing of Small-Scale Mines in Africa: A Case Study of High- and Low-Value Minerals in Malawi
My doctoral research explores the opportunities and challenges of informal financial provision to small-scale mines in Africa. Informal finance is currently one of the only financial delivery methods able to overcome the financial constraints and assist in ASM sectoral development. The design of informal finance considers the nuances of the environments in which it is being implemented. Therefore, I am examining the characteristics and dynamics of existing artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) financial systems, including the financial considerations of formalisation and operational nuances of ASM. Crucially, I am looking to distil the experiences of historical, and current, successful financing arrangements that could be actively taken into account in the design of any future financial interventions.
Extractive Industries | Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining | Informality and Informal Finance | Microfinance | Entrepreneurship
Teaching
Workshop Leader, MN5118 Business Economics
Workshop Leader, MN3365K Strategic Finance
Workshop Leader, MN2405 Managerial Accounting
Tutor, Brilliant Club
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, BSc, Cardiff University
Sept 2010 → Jun 2013
Award Date: 20 Jul 2013
Extractive Industries, the Environment and Sustainability, MSc, “Mining is Money”: Critical Reflections on the Delivery of Microfinance to Formalise Small-Scale Mines, University of Surrey
Sept 2013 → Apr 2015
Keywords
- Development studies
- Extractive Industries
- Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
- Informality
- Informal Finance
- Microfinance
- Entrepreneurship