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Financial product development and members’ voluntary saving behavior in saving and credit cooperatives in Tigray: A case study in Endamohoni Woreda

Solomon Abadi DirarDepartment of Accounting and Finance, College of Business and Economics Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaView further author information
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Tekeste BerhanuDepartment of Accounting and Finance, College of Business and Economics Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dereje GetachewDepartment of Geography, Ghent University, B-9000Ghent, Belgium;Department of Management, Mekelle University, P.O. Box 451, Mekelle, EthiopiaView further author information
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Hossein AzadiDepartment of Geography, Ghent University, B-9000Ghent, Belgium;Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, B-3590Diepenbeek, Belgium;Economics and Rural Development, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, B-4000Liège, BelgiumView further author information
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David McMillanUniversity of Stirling, UKView further author information
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Article: 1279864 | Received 05 Oct 2016, Accepted 05 Jan 2017, Published online: 01 Feb 2017

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