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Youth Entrepreneurship, Credit Access and Post‐Disaster Business Recovery: Evidence From Informal Food Enterprises in Ghana

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how access to finance (credit access) influences business recovery and entrepreneurial performance among youth‐led informal food enterprises in Ghana, with implications for financial inclusion, entrepreneurial ability and post‐crisis business resilience in developing economies.
Bernard Kwamena Cobbina Essel, Ebenezer Donkor, Ayat Ullah, Faizal Adams, Miroslava Bavorova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fintech in Microfinance: a new direction for Microfinance institutions in Vietnam

Journal of Business Economics and Environmental Studies, 2020
Purpose: Vietnam’s financial sector has grown substantially but microfinance institutions (MFIs) still face up many challenges in providing financial services to underserved customer segments, including small businesses, rural populations, and urban ...
Thuy T. Dang, Huong Quynh Vu
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Gender and Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN): Evaluating Nigeria's Legislative Framework for Achieving Gender‐Equitable LDN Outcomes

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Legislative frameworks that support gender equality are crucial for addressing structural inequalities, protecting women's rights, and achieving gender‐equitable land degradation neutrality (LDN) outcomes. This study examines the extent to which national‐level policies and legislation governing LDN and related sectors incorporate gender ...
Cynthia Nneka Olumba, Chukwudi Charles Olumba   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Explaining Failures of Microfinance Institutions [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2013
We empirically study the determinants of failures of microfinance institutions based on the CAMELS rating components and microfinance-specific measures by applying probit regression techniques. Our findings confirm the capital adequacy (C), the asset quality (A), the management capability (M), the earnings (E), and the sensitivity to market risk (S) as
Dorfleitner, Gregor, Leidl, Michaela, Priberny, Christopher   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The impact of social media on the performance of microfinance institutions in developing countries: a quantitative approach

Information Technology and People, 2020
PurposeOver the last few decades, microfinance industry is argued to have played a constructive role in alleviating poverty level and providing the underprivileged with access to financial services.
Ahmad Daowd, M. Kamal, T. Eldabi, Ruaa Hasan, Farouk Missi, B. Dey   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Intermediation Work for Localization: The Role of a Place‐Based and Multi‐Stakeholder Meta‐Organization

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Localization is the process of adapting and developing international aid to suit local contexts. Thus, localization involves paying attention to the relations between organizations and local actors receiving development aid. One key question that has not, as yet, been satisfactorily answered is how to collectively organize localization to ...
Ingrid Mazzilli, Héloïse Berkowitz, Sihem Mammar El Hadj   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women’s participation and cost efficiency in microfinance institutions: a Sub-Saharan study

Cogent Business & Management
This study aims to examine the factors influencing the cost efficiency of microfinance institutions in Sub-Saharan African countries. A ten-year unbalanced panel data consisting of 128 microfinance institutions from 34 countries was used for the analysis.
Tarekegn Tariku Ebissa, Arega Seyoum Asfaw, Deresse Mersha Lakew   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Financial resources of the microfinance sector: Securitisation deals – Issues and challenges Interview with the MFIs Grameen Koota and Equitas

IIMB Management Review, 2012
Securitisation has emerged as an innovative and structured product that meets the funding requirements of microfinance institutions (MFIs). This paper provides a contextual note on the microfinance sector and the financial sources of MFIs.
M. Jayadev, Rudra Narasimha Rao
doaj   +1 more source

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*
doaj  

Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices and Microfinance Institutions Sustainability: A Global Study

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices influence the financial sustainability of microfinance institutions (MFIs) worldwide. Drawing inspiration from Adam Smith's perspectives on moral sentiments and institutional cohesion, the research examines whether strategic integration of ESG dimensions can ...
Shamsuddin Ahamad, Sarwar Uddin Ahmed, Md. Aminul Islam, Mohd Faizal bin Yusof, Md Hakim Ali, Md Imtiaz Mostafiz, Mohd Hasanur Raihan Joarder   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source