Should I lend to this customer? A guide to risk assessment
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Should I lend to this customer? A guide to risk assessment

For any lending business to be profitable, a lender must be assured of recovering their loan. Here are a few practical guides on how to determine if you should lend to a borrower or not.

Why Nigerians don’t pay their loans
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Why Nigerians don’t pay their loans

The frustration that comes from not being able to recover your money because Nigerians don’t pay back their loans on time isn’t up for debate. After all, we all get replete with stories of the high and mighty, and the not so mighty, dragging it out with banks regarding bad loans. “The Nigerian attitude to […]

Who regulates lending in Zambia
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Who regulates lending in Zambia

The answer to who regulates lending in Zambia depends entirely on what kind of lending you're doing. Zambia operates under a tiered regulatory system that separates financial institutions by their activities, capital requirements, and the level of risk they pose to the financial system.