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Food prices and food crises since 2020: evidence from Mali, northeast Nigeria, Sudan, and northern Uganda. [PDF]
DisastersAbstract When world prices of maize and wheat doubled between early 2020 and mid‐2022, it was feared the increases would transmit to markets in the Global South, threatening the food security of vulnerable people. We report studies conducted in Mali, northeast Nigeria, Sudan, and northern Uganda to examine changes in the prices of cereals, their ...
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The role of Islamic microfinance towards SDGs 2030 from poverty alleviation
Islamic Economics Journal, 2021 This paper reviews the evidence of the impact of Islamic microfinance on poverty alleviation and identifies the determinants that can influence microfinance borrowers to realize the SDGs 2030 through a literature review.
Rusyda Afifah Ahmad, Helmy Fauzy Ahmad
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Does Islamic microfinance serve maqāsid al-shari'a?
Borsa Istanbul Review, 2021 The purpose of this paper is to analyze whether the practice of Islamic microfinance serves maqāsid al-shari'a (underlying intents of Islamic law) or not. The paper uses a qualitative methodology.
Ahmed Mansoor Alkhan, M. Kabir Hassan
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Influences of market orientation on sustainability of Islamic microfinance institutions in Malaysia / Soheil Kazemian [PDF]
, 2015 For the past century, the human has been suffered by “Poverty”. Several attempts have been made to fight this particular moral challenge. Since last four decades providing small loans for the vulnerable entrepreneurs, which is called as “Microfinance ...
Kazemian, Soheil
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Does Islamic microfinance contribute to economic empowerment in Tunisia?: a case study of Zitouna Tamkeen [PDF]
Journal of Business and Socio-Economic Development, 2022 Purpose – Islamic microfinance is a substantial tool for poverty alleviation and economic empowerment. The paper aims at accessing the potential of Islamic microfinance for the purpose of achieving the economic empowerment in Tunisia.
Takwa Zitouni, Khoutem Ben Jedidia
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Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies, 2020 This study attempts to understand how Islamic microfinance can be used to increase happiness in women and maintain sustainable economic development in Southern Punjab, Pakistan.
Sana Fayyaz, Fatima Khurram, Samar Fahd
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Borsa Istanbul Review, 2023 This study provides a tailor-made microfinance model for participation banks (PBs) in Turkiye, benefiting from the global practices and comments of the key stakeholders collected in 40 depth interviews.
Mucahit Ozdemir +2 more
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Islamic Microfinance in Sudanese Perspective [PDF]
Journal of Business & Financial Affairs, 2015 Microfinance-providing affordable financial services to the poor- has been identified as an important tool in increasing the productivity of the poor and in enhancing economic development. Although conventional microfinance products have been very successful in Muslim countries the traditional microfinance contract which involves the payment of ...
Elsadig Musa Ahmed, Anwar Ammar
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SHS Web of Conferences, 2016 Microfinance has emerged as an important instrument to alleviate poverty in many countries including in developing countries. Despite being able to demonstrate successes in the activity, conventional microfinance is not without controversy.
Mohd Thas Thaker Mohamed Asmy Bin +1 more
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El Barka, 2022 Microfinance is regarded as an effective technique of poverty alleviation since it provides access to financial resources that can assist in poverty reduction by increasing financial involvement and empowerment.
Adnan Opeyemi Salaudeen +1 more
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