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Does Islamic microfinance serve maqāsid al-shari'a?
, 2020 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.
A. Alkhan, M. K. Hassan
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Fostering refugees' entrepreneurial instincts: Lessons from the past, learning for the future
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract The ongoing global crises have sparked academic discussions on immigration, recognizing it as a key factor in socio‐economic advancement. Immigration is viewed as an essential element of human capital, capable of addressing labor and skill shortages in developed nations.
Gagan Deep Sharma +4 more
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Board diversity and performance of microfinance institutions (MFIS): Evidence from an emerging economy [PDF]
, 2018 Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) are important service providers of finance for unbanked people and have experienced a high growth over the past decades.
Locke, Stuart, Thrikawala, Sujani
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, 2016 This paper offers a critical survey of the microfinance literature of the past 10 years. It reviews studies on the effectiveness of different microfinance techniques and offers a critical assessment of the impact literature of microfinance. The literature so far suggests moderate but not transformative effects of microcredit, with effects being ...
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European Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper aims to investigate Europe's transition towards sustainability. We explore the role of FinTech, financial inclusion, green innovation, renewable energy, and natural resource rents on carbon dioxide emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, and the ecological footprint. This paper applies a panel dataset of 31 European countries from 2004
Aisha K. Almuhailan +3 more
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Creating Value Beyond Microfinance Through Entrepreneurship Development in Kenya [PDF]
This article looks at current microfinance practices in Kenya and some of the inherent challenges that hinder human development of microfinance clients beyond accessing financial services.
Kimani, Thomas, Matu, Jeffrey Ben
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The Effect of Credit Collection Policy on Portfolio at Risk of Microfinance Institutions in Tanzania
Studies in Business and Economics, 2019 This paper presents the results of the study on the effect of credit collection policy on portfolio at risk of microfinance institutions in Tanzania.
Danstun Ngonyani, Harun Mapesa
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Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines trust in women's organizations as a gendered and contextually embedded dimension of institutional trust, drawing on data from 90,192 respondents across 60 countries using the 2017–2022 World Values Survey, the World Bank, and Varieties of Democracy.
Ruby Amanda Oboro‐Offerie
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Flexible Contract, Flexible Morale? Microcredit Design and Repayment Discipline
International Economic Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Flexible repayment benefits borrowers, but practitioners fear increased moral hazard. Investigating their concerns requires disentangling repayment choices from repayment capacity, which is typically infeasible in field studies. We use a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment with 645 microcredit borrowers to cleanly identify the effect of repayment ...
Kristina Czura, Anett John, Lisa Spantig
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