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Performance of microfinance institutions
2022Microfinance is regarded as a financial development tool used in fighting poverty by providing the poor with financial services such as microloans, savings, insurance and money transfers thereby gradually lifting them out of poverty. Improving the performance of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) makes them more capable of better serving more poor people,
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Regulated microfinance institutions
2009“There will be no poor people, no beggars, no homeless people.” That is Muhammad Yunus’ wish list for 2050. Having this target in mind, Muhammad Yunus began 30 years ago to develop one of the most important innovations in the world of finances: the concept of microcredits. Dr.
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Transforming Microfinance Institutions [PDF]
, 2006 In response to a clear need by low-income people to gain access to the full range of financial services including savings, a growing number of microfinance NGOs are seeking guidelines to transform from credit-focused microfinance organizations to regulated deposit-taking financial intermediaries.
Joanna Ledgerwood, Victoria White
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Microfinance, entrepreneurship and institutional quality
Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 2020Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the success and failure of microfinance institutions in generating economic growth over the past 30 years and propose a dual criterion of evaluation. Design/methodology/approach It surveys the empirical literature on microfinance and finds that while there has been small and localized success in ...
Malavika Nair, Martha Njolomole
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Microfinance Institutions in Nigeria [PDF]
, 2008 The advocation of micro – financing was triggered by the poor performance of the conventional finance sector. The essence was to reach the overwhelming population of the poor to assist in the drive to alleviate poverty. Barely a million had been provided with some credit in Nigeria while a yawning 40 million poor people are yet to be attended to.
Mejeha, Remy O., Nwachukwu, Ifeanyi N.
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Risk Management in Microfinance Institutions
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2008Microfinance is fast becoming a household name globally due to its acceptance as a means of reaching those that were not served by the conventional big banks. The survival of microfinance institutions in any country depends majorly on the overall political and economic environment of such a nation.
Dr. Onafowokan Oluyombo +1 more
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Governance and Microfinance Institutions
The contributors – top international scholars from finance, law and business – explore the role of governance, both internal and external, in explaining risk-taking and other aspects of the behavior of financial institutions. Additionally, they discuss market and policy features affecting objectives and quality of governance.Rients Galema +2 more
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Branch Profitability in Microfinance Institutions
Asian Journal of Research in Business and Management, 2023Microfinance institutions has important roles for developing country economic. In Indonesia 98.67% of business units are on micro segment and it absorbs 89.04% working labors. Profitability has been main issue for microfinance institutions since it will impact to their market source of funding.
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, 1998 The purpose of this handbook is to bring together in a single source guiding principles and tools that will promote sustainable microfinance and create viable institutions. It provides a comprehensive source for the design, implementation, evaluation, and management of microfinance activities.
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Performance of Listed Microfinance Institutions
Strategic Change, 2017Investment in microfinance equity may improve portfolio diversification and attract socially responsible investors.
Daher, Lâma, Le Saout, Erwan
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