Will microfinance continue to evolve into a mainstream asset class? Indications in favor and against [PDF]
The microfinance sector has been going through profound changes in the last decades: It evolved from a donor-based community, driven by philanthropic objectives, to a high growth market that is today attracting commercial investors who seek social impact
Kirchstein, Katja, Welvers, Kathleen
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Microfinance investment vehicles in Sub-Saharan Africa: constraints and potentials [PDF]
This paper sheds the light on the potential and constraints of possible interactions between Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIVs) and the two main African Microfinance models namely the cooperative model, well developed in West Africa, and the ...
Moulin, Bertrand
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A Proposed Islamic Microfinance Impact Assessment Methodology
الإيضاح, 2016 Impact assessment of microfinance programs have been remained the foremost concern of microfinance stakeholders for optimal policy measures. The existing literature regarding the impact assessment varies from parametric to experimental methods to ...
Dr Zahoor Khan, Dr. Muhammad Farooq
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Microfinance: Champion in Poverty Alleviation and Failure in Female Empowerment [PDF]
In the past few years the provision of financial services to low-income clients via microfinance programs has drastically increased due to its positive effects on development.
Dobra, Alexandra
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KELEMBAGAAN IMPLEMENTASI PROGRAM KREDIT MIKRO PERUMAHAN DI KOTA SEMARANG
Teknik, 2012 Housing microfinance is the latest program launched by Kemenpera since 2006. The program is aimed tohelp the low-income household by giving subsidy for new home construction and renovation.
Wido Prananing Tyas, Endah Ruswanti
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A Scoring Model of the Risk of Costly Arrears at a Microfinance Lender in Bolivia [PDF]
Can scoring models help microfinance lenders in poor countries as much as they have helped credit-card lenders in rich countries? I model the probability that loans from a microlender in Bolivia had arrears of 15 days or more.
Mark Schreiner
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Impact of Microfinance on the Performance of an Agriculture Industry in Pakistan [PDF]
This study is an attempt to investigate the impact of microfinance on industry performance. The findings explain that there is no as such impact of microfinance on agriculture industry performance in a country like Pakistan.
Subhani, Muhammad Imtiaz
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Comparative review of microfinance regulatory framework issues in Benin, Ghana, and Tanzania [PDF]
The authors investigate the microfinance regulatory regimes in Benin, Ghana, and Tanzania, with a view to identifying key issues and lessons on how the overall regulatory framework affects integration of microfinance institutions into the financial ...
Gallardo, Joselito +3 more
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Lending to Agribusinesses in Zambia [PDF]
Microfinance has been celebrated in the last decade as a new paradigm shift in lending that has achieved immense success in improving the living standards of the poor through the provision of financial services.
Mukumbuta, Likando +2 more
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Impact Analysis of Microfinance in Nigeria [PDF]
, 2011 This paper applies the financing constraints approach to study whether microfinance institutions improved access to credit for microenterprises in Nigeria or not.
Babajide, Abiola
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