Financial Ratios (Accounting Ratios) and Survival of Microfinance Institutions in Ghana
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Business & Financial Affairs
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2167-0234
DOI: 10.4172/2167-0234.1000151