By Kizito and Makoye DAR ES SALAAM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Asha Masoud used to queue for hours to make her monthly bank loan repayment in the bustling Kariakoo area of Tanzania's largest city. "I even pay my suppliers by Tigo Pesa." Mobile phone ownership has has a significant impact on Tanzanian women's businesses and lives, a recent study led by the United States' College of William and Mary found. When 60 female small business owners were given free mobile phones, their businesses improved, the study found.



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