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The role of microfinance institutions on women's entrepreneurship development. [PDF]
J Innov Entrep, 2023 This study investigates the role of microfinance services on women's entrepreneurship development in Assosa town. The study employed both descriptive and explanatory designs and a quantitative research approach.
Abebe A, Kegne M.
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Impact of competition on microfinance institutions: bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 Microfinance institutions are challenged by changes in competition, which impact them in various ways. Competition among microfinance institutions is unique because service to the poor, rather than profit alone, is their primary goal. Scientific research
Nisa C, Rita V, Chalid DA.
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Linkages between social and financial performance: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa microfinance institutions. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2022 Microfinance Institutions provide financial services to low-income clients and the poor who are excluded from formal financial institutions. Hence, the sustainability of microfinance institutions (MFIs) remains essential.
Fadikpe AAA +5 more
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Frontiers in microfinance research for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and microfinance institutions (MFIs): a bibliometric analysis [PDF]
Future Business Journal, 2023 This article aims to present current research trends in microfinance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and microfinance institutions (MFIs), as microfinance plays an increasingly role in entrepreneurship development and poverty alleviation.
Lwesya F, Mwakalobo A.
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Outreach and Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2008 This paper uses stochastic frontier analysis to examine whether there is a trade-off between outreach to the poor and efficiency of microfinance institutions (MFIs). We find convincing evidence that outreach is negatively related to efficiency of MFIs.
Hermes, N., Lensink, B.W., Meesters, A.
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The impact of COVID-19 on the efficiency of microfinance institutions [PDF]
International Review of Economics & Finance, 2020 Zheng C, Zhang J.
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Small Business Economics, 2023 Despite the relevance of crowdfunding as a financing tool for underrepresented entrepreneurs, prior research pays scant attention to the funding gap for refugee entrepreneurs. Using a composite framework that integrates both entrepreneurship research and
Ana Paula Matias Gama +3 more
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Unsubsidized microfinance institutions [PDF]
Economics Letters, 2013 This paper starts from the observation that 23% of the world’s microfinance institutions (MFIs) manage without subsidies. We examine how unsubsidized institutions cope with their social mission. Overall, the lack of subsidies worsens social performances.
D'Espallier, Bert +2 more
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Microfinance institutions and efficiency
, 2004 Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) are special financial institutions. They have both a social nature and a for-profit nature. Their performance has been traditionally measured by means of financial ratios. The paper uses a Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach to efficiency to show that ratio analysis does not capture DEA efficiency.Special care is ...
Gutiérrez Nieto, Begoña +2 more
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The Impact of Microfinance Institutions on Poverty Alleviation
Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 2022 Microfinancing has been targeted as a tool to address Poverty through the provision of credit to the poor and marginalised economic functions. However, the main objective upon which these institutions are founded is yet to manifest primarily in ...
Collin Chikwira +2 more
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