Business and Economics Journal

Department of Business, Oromia State University, Batu, Oromia, Ethiopia

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• Research   
  Effect of Socio-economic Factors on Loan Repayment Performance and Sustainability of Youth Revolving Fund in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Abebe Negesse Bantu* and N.S Malik
  
  Ethiopian Youth Revolving Fund (YRF) loan was established with objective to provide financial and technical assistance to unemployed youths in alleviating their economic and social difficulties using the sustainably. However, the government and Oromia Credit and Saving Share Company (OCSSCo) reports showed that loan repayment was not performed as expected for the reason not yet been studied. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of socio-economic factors on loan repayment performance and sustainability of YRF. The data was collected from 328 respondents from five clusters of Oromia Administrative zones. The descriptive and inferential statistics (chi-square test of association) were used to check the association of independent variables and their effect on dependent. The findings show the existence of peer pressure to use the fund for search.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2151-6219.2022.13.386

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