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Rural credit access and contract farming nexus in Ethiopia: A meta-analysis. [PDF]

Heliyon
Gelata FT, Han J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Green swans and blue skies: Climate change and insolvency risk for financial institutions

International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This lecture in honour of the late Gabriel Moss QC and Ian Fletcher QC examines the challenge of climate‐related financial risk. Prudential regulators and central banks recognize that the systemic nature of climate‐related financial risk makes it an emerging vulnerability relevant to cross‐border insolvency resolution.
Janis Sarra
wiley   +1 more source

Digital financial inclusion and rural income convergence in China: Evidence from household panel data. [PDF]

PLoS One
Yu J, Wu B.
europepmc   +1 more source

How Does Vulnerability Framing by Microfinance Institutions Leverage Funding Success in Crowdfunding?

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama, Ricardo Emanuel‐Correia, Fábio Duarte, Mário Augusto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors influencing the adoption of sustainable rice farming practices in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. [PDF]

PLoS One
Ullah Z, Han J, Anwar A, Sajjad A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Bane of rural credit market: presence of money lender or absence of structural synchronicity

Working out ways to lift people out of poverty is a key objective within development economics. One policy area that has attracted a lot of theoretical attention is credit, access to which is often seen as critical in enabling people to transform their ...
Choudhury, Saswati
core  

Gift-giving, Quasi-Credit and Reciprocity [PDF]

The fluctuations in incomes inherent in rural communities can be attenuated by reciprocal assistance. A model of reciprocal assistance based upon rational action and voluntary participation is presented.
Tim Worrall, Jonathan P. Thomas
core  

Technological Evolution in Fintech: A Decadal Scientometric and Systematic Review of Developments and Criticisms

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to classify pivotal fintech innovations and explore the prospects and pitfalls associated with emerging fintech services extensively discussed in the literature. We conducted a multistage systematic review of research published on fintech over the past decade from a technological perspective. Using the Preferred Reporting Items
Muhammad Imran Qureshi, Nohman Khan
wiley   +1 more source

Digital literacy: The catalyst for credit access and income growth in rural households. [PDF]

PLoS One
Zhang Y, Zhen H, Wang Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Inline Oxygenation in Drip‐Irrigated Citrus: How Much Agrochemical Reduction Is Needed to Achieve Net Environmental Benefits?

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The agronomic benefits of oxygen‐enriched irrigation, such as improved root development, enhanced nutrient uptake, and reduced fertiliser and pesticide requirements, are well documented. However, incorporating oxygenation devices into fertigation systems increases energy demand and material use, thereby incurring additional environmental ...
Alberto Imbernón‐Mulero, Saker Ben Abdallah, Mohamed Zied Dhraief, Jose F. Maestre‐Valero, Belén Gallego‐Elvira   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source