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Andrea Calzolari

Microfinance Consultant, Italy

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Research ArticleOpen accessMicrocredit Services to Reduce Vulnerabilities in Italy: An Exploratory Study Using Focus GroupsAndrea Calzolari, Domenica Federico, Antonella Notte et al.The development and promotion of microfinance services has been viewed as a key policy and program intervention for poverty reduction and bottom up economic and social local development. This study aims to analyze critically the role of microcredit in Italy as a tool to facilitate the credit access to vulnerable people and help them establish or expand a business. Using … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 26 Mar 2023 · 6,153 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessContextualizing Microcredit in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Hungary: A Focus Group ExplorationDomenica Federico, Andrea Calzolari, Antonella Notte et al.Microfinance is gaining importance as a toolto reduce poverty and promote financial and social inclusion. The main goal ofthe paper is to analyze the role of microcredit to solve the problem of the creditaccess to vulnerable people. The paper focuses on the direct experience ofpeople who have used microcredit living in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Hungary toanalyze the use of microcredit in … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 17 Aug 2022 · 5,955 accessesView PDF Cite