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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
doaj   +1 more source

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, Ritika Chopra, Sascha Kraus, Gaurav Talan, Christina Theodoraki   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Microfinance Outreach Indonesian Micro and Small Enterprises?

Indonesian Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship
Background: Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) played role in Indonesia’s economy. However, Indonesian MSEs still faced various challenges in obtaining external financing.
Dewi Ratna Sjari Martokoesoemo, Ariel Bhaskara Haposan Sihombing   +1 more
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FinTech, Financial Inclusion, and Environmental Outcomes: Evidence From the European Transition Towards Sustainability

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, Sarosh Shabi, Ramzi Benkraiem, Mohammad Zoynul Abedin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Problems of Correlation in the Financial Risk Management – the Contribution of Microfinance [PDF]

In this paper we first introduce microfinance institutions as an alternative investment instrument. We argue that beside socially responsible features of microfinance, there exists also significant portfolio enhancement opportunity in microfinance ...
Janda, Karel, Svárovská, Barbora
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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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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
wiley   +1 more source

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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Problematizing the Cooperative Firm: A Marxian View on Paradoxes, Dialectics, and Contradictions

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Scholars are increasingly turning their attention to cooperative firms, characterized by worker ownership and management, as a way for organizations to address the economic, societal and environmental problems posed by corporate capitalism. This renewed interest stems from the potential of cooperatives to foster an alternative economic system ...
Jon Las Heras, Anjel Errasti, Ignacio Bretos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inscribing Impact: Measurement Practices in the Making of Moral Markets

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Moral markets, designed to generate positive impact on pressing social and environmental challenges, are transforming traditional market practices by including more than economic considerations in their operations. The importance of these markets continues to grow as investors, regulators, and consumers increasingly put pressure on companies ...
Guillermo Casasnovas, Lisa Hehenberger, Kyriaki Papageorgiou   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source