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The role of customer-focused strategies to improve Islamic microfinance institutions performance: empirical evidence and lessons from Yemen [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Microfinance, a tool to fight poverty and to promote economic development, has attracted the attention of governments, international organizations, and academicians across the globe.
Ahmad, Fais   +4 more
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Theorising the politics of famine: Bangladesh in 1974

open access: yesDisasters, Volume 50, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract 1974 saw the first—and last—famine in independent Bangladesh. The disaster killed an estimated two per cent of the population and caused a crisis of legitimacy for the leadership of a nation that had won its independence only three years previously.
Naomi Hossain
wiley   +1 more source

THE ISLAMIC WEALTH MANAGEMENT: AN ANALYSIS FROM IBN SĪNĀ’S PERSPECTIVE

open access: yesJournal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, 2012
This study aims to present the economic ideas of Ibn-e-Sīnā, dealing with the concept of wealth management. In order to achieve its objectives, this study employs qualitative research that refers to the meanings, concepts, definitions, characteristics ...
Mr. Nurizal Ismail
doaj  

Advent of Islamic microfinance in Senegal

open access: yesInternational Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 2019
In Senegal, as elsewhere in the WAEMU zone, access to credit for vulnerable micro entrepreneurs is a major concern despite the important role of traditional microfinance institutions. To effectively solve this problem, Islamic microfinance has been identified as an alternative offer, alongside conventional finance in order to give access to bank ...
Massamba Souleymane SECK   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

How Do Unexpected Networks Help Female Entrepreneurs in the Global South Survive in Adverse Contexts? A Case Study of Bangladesh

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page 132-163, January 2026.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the role of various unexpected networks in supporting the survival of female‐owned SMEs in the Global South. The research focuses upon Bangladesh, which is a context marked by institutional adversity and postcolonial legacies.
Sharmin Nahar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

LA FINANCE INCLUSIVE ET LA MICROFINANCE ISLAMIQUE : QUELLES CONVERGENCES ?

open access: yesRevue Economie, Gestion et Société, 2018
The exclusion of the poor from the conventional banking system was the starting point for the creation and development of microfinance institutions (MFIs).The latter aimed at suggesting local financial and non-financial services to people in the informal
Salma DRISSI, Khadija ANGADE
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the Impact of Livestock Extension Services on Food Security: Evidence From Livestock Farming Households in Bangladesh

open access: yesAdvances in Agriculture, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Livestock extension services (LESs) play a crucial role in promoting the acceptance of improved livestock technologies, enhancing livestock production, and strengthening household food and nutritional security. This study examines the association between LESs and household food and nutritional security in livestock farming households in the southern ...
Mohammad Jahangir Alam   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Social and Financial Performance of Conventional and Islamic Microfinance Institutions in Pakistan

open access: yesالإيضاح, 2014
The financing operations of conventional microfinance institutions are usually based on interest (Usury/Riba) which is strictly prohibited by the Shariah of Islam, therefore, some Islamic microfinance institutions were set up in Pakistan to provide micro
Dr. Muhammad Farooq, Zahoor Khan
doaj  

Development Of Waqf Based Microfinance And Its Impact In Alleviating The Poverty

open access: yesIhtifaz, 2019
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the potential role of the institution of Waqf in poverty alleviation.  Poverty is a complex, multi-dimensional phenomenon that has captured the attention of numerous scholars and agencies globally.
Aulia Arifatu Diniyya
doaj   +1 more source

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