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Competition and Wide Outreach of Microfinance Institutions [PDF]
While the theoretical literature has found that intense competition leads to the poorest borrowers dropping out of the microfinance market, we do not possess sufficient research accumulated for empirical analysis in this field.
KAI, Hisako
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Does regulatory supervision curtail microfinance profitability and outreach ? [PDF]
Regulation allows microfinance institutions to evolve more fully into banks, particularly for institutions aiming to take deposits. But there are potential trade-offs. Complying with regulation and supervision can be costly.
Cull , Robert +2 more
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Institutional Governance in Microfinance Institutions
Institutional Governance in Microfinance Institutions池田龍彦教授 ...
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What is the evidence of the impact of microfinance on the well-being of poor people? [PDF]
, 2011 The concept of microcredit was first introduced in Bangladesh by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. Professor Yunus started Grameen Bank (GB) more than 30 years ago with the aim of reducing poverty by providing small loans to the country’s rural ...
Copestake, James G. +5 more
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An Impact Analysis of Microfinance in Bosnia and Herzegovina [PDF]
This paper applies the financing constraint approach to study whether microfinance institutions improved access to credit for microenterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Denis Nadolnyak, Valentina Hartarska
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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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Microfinance, commercialisation and ethics [PDF]
, 2008 This paper discusses the so-called commercial approach to microfinance under economic and ethical aspects. It first shows how microfinance has developed from a purely welfare-oriented activity to a commercially relevant line of banking business.
Schmidt, Reinhard H.
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Factors Affecting Microfinance Outreach: Evidence Ethiopian Microfinance Institutions
Abstract The objective of this researcher was to understand factors affecting outreach performance of MFIS in Ethiopia the study. the study, the researcher used panel data that has been collected from twelve purposively selected MFIs(from Categories of A, B and C) that are operating in different regions of Ethiopia and have audited financial statement
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Village Funds in the Rural Credit Market of Thailand [PDF]
This paper examines the contribution of recently introduced village funds in rural Thailand, one of the largest microfinance programs ever implemented.
Menkhoff, Lukas +1 more
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Impact of microfinance on poverty alleviation [PDF]
The spectacular growth of the microfinance industry has been fueled not by market forces but by conscious actions of national governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and donors who view microfinance as an effective tool for alleviating poverty.
Sharma, Manohar
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