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Financial scarcity, psychological well-being and perceptions: an evaluation of the Nigerian currency redesign policy outcomes

BMC Public Health
Background The relationship between insufficient financial resources and psychological health has been extensively studied and established in various contexts.
Judith Ifunanya Ani, Vincent O. Ajayi-Ojo, Kezia Batisai   +2 more
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Political Stability and Economic Development: Institutional Sclerosis and the Moderating Role of Institutions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the non‐linear effects of political stability on economic development and explores the moderating role of institutional factors. Drawing on panel data from 162 countries between 2007 and 2022, we employ a system generalised method of moments (system‐GMM) estimator to test the hypothesis that political stability follows ...
Yu Ri Kim, Woojin Kim, Yunseo Roh, Taewoo Roh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Islamic Microfinance as a Tool for Financial Inclusion: A Comparative Analysis with Conventional Microfinance

Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies
Purpose: Microfinance has played a substantial role in providing financial facilities to marginalized populations, particularly in emerging countries, by offering credit, savings, and insurance to individuals who don’t have access to traditional banking
Mehwish Malik
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Factors influencing Sudanese microfinance intention to adopt mobile banking

Cogent Business & Management, 2016
Access to financial service has become a key phenomenon for economic development and poverty alleviation .Microfinance is one way of fighting poverty in Sudan, where most citizens are in need of it. However, despite the initial results showing a positive
Anwar Ammar, Elsadig Musa Ahmed
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AN INNOVATIVE FINANCING INSTRUMENT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMIC MICROFINANCE THROUGH SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT SUKUK

Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance, 2019
Socially responsible investment (SRI) sukuk has a high potential to be an innovative financing mechanism for Islamic microfinance. This paper explores the possibility of implementing SRI sukuk for raising funds to support the microfinance industry and to
Mohamed Yassine Khouildi, Salina Hj. Kassim   +1 more
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Women Microfinance Services Uptake and Patriarchal Setbacks: Lessons from Kalali Savings and Credit Co-operative Society in Hai District, Tanzania [PDF]

Journal of Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities, 2023
This study determined the influence of socio-demographic characteristics on women microfinance services uptake and establish whether women access to microfinance services has challenged the prevailing patriarchal system in Hai District, Kilimanjaro ...
Luka S. Njau
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The long term impact of microfinance on income, wages and the sectoral distribution of economic activity [PDF]

, 2003
This paper analyses the long-term effects of improved small-scale lending, often provided by microfinance institutions set up with the support of development aid.
Tschach, Ingo
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From Global Mapping to Local Action: Green Finance, Regulatory Frameworks, and Policy Transformation for Sustainable Energy Transition in Qatar and Türkiye

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2024, global annual issuance exceeded USD 1.1 trillion mostly through green bonds, credits, and sustainability‐linked instruments, yet significant regional disparities remain. This article examines how Qatar and Türkiye, two hydrocarbon‐dependent but rapidly transitioning economies, are integrating green finance into their sustainability ...
Furkan Ahmad, Ameni Boumaiza, Mehmet Yazici, Nevin Taşaltın, Samet Özmen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE MICROFINANCE INDUSTRY [PDF]

Annals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science, 2017
In this paper the microfinance industry will be described, both as it is today and with historical perspectives. Brief history of past failure of subsidized loans is mentioned.
Gudjonsson Sigurdur
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Role Of Savings and Credit Co-Operative Societies on Women Socio-Economic Empowerment: A Case of Brac Microfinance Institution in Moshi Municipality, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania [PDF]

Journal of Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities, 2023
This study examined the role of Microfinance Institution on women socio-economic empowerment in Moshi Municipality, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. Specifically, the study determined, factors influencing women access to BRAC microfinance services, the ...
Prosper John Kimaro*
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