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Financial Inclusion In Latin America and the Caribbean: Data and Trends [PDF]

, 2014
This report takes a look at financial inclusion, a complex issue, difficult to analyze because of the diverse perspectives that have to be taken into account to understand and measure it.
Sergio Navajas, Verónica Trujillo
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Non‐Migrant Women and Their Livelihoods in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh

Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.
This graphical abstract illustrates the Sundarbans social–ecological system and its influence on women's livelihood strategies, particularly migration and non‐migration decisions. It highlights the interaction between ecological (ecosystem services) and social (institutional interventions, governance) subsystems, shaping livelihood capitals (natural ...
Marta Martínez‐Fabiani, Bishawjit Mallick, Mucahid Mustafa Bayrak   +2 more
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Dynamic Interaction Between Microfinance and Household Well-Being: Evidence from the Microcredit Progressive Model for Sustainable Development

Econometrics
Microfinance aims to promote financial inclusion among underprivileged individuals, particularly through progressive microcredit, which enables borrowers to access increasing loan amounts over time.
Ahmad Alqatan, Najoua Talbi, Hasan Behbehani, Samira Ben Belgacem, Muhammad Arslan, Wafaa Sbeiti   +5 more
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Can Micro Health Insurance Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Bangladesh [PDF]

, 2010
This paper examines the impact of micro health insurance on poverty reduction in rural areas of Bangladesh. The research is based on household level primary data collected from the operating areas of the Grameen Bank during 2006.
Hamid, S.A., Mosley, P., Roberts, J.
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Exploring Agrivoltaics: A Pathway to Climate‐Resilient and Productive Land Use in Northern Bangladesh

Plant-Environment Interactions, Volume 7, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The growing demand for food, energy, and water in resource‐constrained regions intensifies land‐use conflicts, where solar photovoltaic (PV) expansion often competes with agriculture. Agrivoltaics, the co‐location of crop cultivation beneath PV systems, offers a potential dual‐use solution to enhance land efficiency. This study presents one of
Shahana Afrose Chowdhury, Nayma Akther Jahan, Md. Sakhawat Hossain Saikat, Haseeb Md. Irfanullah, Samiya Ahmed Selim   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microfinance and the Decision to Invest in Children’s Education

International Journal of Financial Studies, 2018
Although one of the primary objectives of microfinance has been the reduction of poverty through the provision of credit for income-generating purposes, evidence of its impact on poverty has been mixed.
PV Viswanath
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Situating African FinTech in Global Financial Networks

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 51, Issue 2, June 2026.
Short Abstract This paper explores the geographical patterns of firm creation and investments in African FinTech and how they have evolved since the emergence of FinTech on the continent. Our findings show waves of investment, specialisation of different FinTech centres and the networks of FinTech capital.
Julien Migozzi, Dariusz Wójcik
wiley   +1 more source

Microfinance and Third World Development: A Critical Analysis [PDF]

, 2004
Microfinance is emerging as an integral part of the new development paradigm, described by the phrase participation and development. Although the idea has become quite popular among donor agencies, development practitioners, and academicians ...
Danopoulos, Constantine P., Khandakar, Elahi   +1 more
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Weaving the Social Fabric: Qualitative Insights Into Bangladeshi Women's Empowerment and Pathways to Change

Journal of Community &Applied Social Psychology, Volume 36, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT To mitigate gender inequities, governments and organisations implement different types of women's empowerment interventions. One prominent intervention offers women microfinance, taking an independent economic approach to empowerment. This may not always align with local realities in settings that prioritize interdependence such as rural ...
Madeline Langley, Nina Hansen, Farhana Tasnuva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE EFFECT OF MICROCREDIT ON RURAL HOUSEHOLD LIVELIHOOD: EVIDENCES FROM WOMEN MICRO ENTREPRENEURS IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2016
Microcredit has been found to be an intervention to improve the livelihood of women micro entrepreneurs in developing countries. It is often used as an attractive strategy to enhance the livelihoods of women as it provides micro entrepreneurs with the ...
Clementina Oluwafunke AJAYI
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