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This study aims to: 1) determine how actors in sharia microfinance institutions provide the perception toward the social function of the economic action undertaken. 2) determine the form of the social functions performed by the actors in... more
Delivery of microfinance services to operators of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is increasingly being viewed as a strategic means of assisting growth and development. The purpose of this study was to assess the contribution of... more
This paper is an ethnographic investigation of the implementation of small-scale enterprises in inner city Addis Ababa. Drawing on 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork conducted between 2009 and 2013, I discuss how the narrations that... more
All around the world the price of solar PV system has significantly come down in the last ten years and there are a lot of ways to pay for a system in today’s world. Among various available financing options there are certain methods to... more
For Policymakers Financial inclusion is a buzzword the policymakers and governments for a long time. Attempts have been made by the policymakers and financial institutions to bring a large no of sections from the rural population to be a... more
Micro-financing has been globally praised for alleviating poverty and empowering the most vulnerable by providing financial services to marginalized groups who would otherwise not have access to banks and credit institutions. A... more
By inspection, observation and government records there are too many poor in Southwest Nigeria who require micro/small financial services such as credit, insurance, money transfer etcetera in order to engage actively in productive... more
" The economic growth of a nation cannot be justified if its people are not financially empowered by its financial resources " Financial Inclusion is the new buzz word for now a days for all developing nations. In case of India even after... more
The pivotal emergence of micro-finance is a function of gross insensitivity of conventional finance sector to reach the overwhelming population of the poor and to assist in the drive to manage poverty. Micro-finance movement has captured... more
self help groups started this micro finance movement. NABARD is the renowned name here and TATA has cooperated and accompanied in the evolution of the programme in order to undertake various improvement that helped rural India to go ahead... more
Risk and uncertainty are the most inevitable factors in human life, and hundreds of millions of poor rural households around the world are the vulnerable groups facing risks arising in the form of sickness, accidents, deaths or loss of... more
This article seeks to investigate the determinants of financial performance of microfinance institutions in Kosovo over the period of 2007-2016. The data has been taken from twelve microfinance institutions in Kosovo. The dependent... more
“Micro finance” or its major part “micro credit”, both used interchangeably, is an important institutional device for alleviating poverty of the poor people. Micro finance concept was first developed and initiated in Bangladesh in the... more
Ecotourism is an approach to tourism development to meet the sustainable development initiative globally. In order to meet the sustainability through resource appropriation a clear and well-knitted framework is very essential. The present... more
Purpose: The study purport to investigate the effectiveness of internal control mechanisms, investigate whether evidence of agency problem is found among banks in Europe and determine how internal controls affect credit risk.... more
As mooted by Indian government, agri-finance instrument would allow farmers to purchase agriculture inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and also allow them to withdraw some cash for meeting their other crop production related... more
The system of teaching financial literacy described in this paper has been developed by an undergraduate electrical engineering student, and the computer application by which it is taught and learned has been developed by an undergraduate... more
Abitract-Micro Finance or SHGs represent unique approach to financial intermediation. Poverty alleviation and women empowerment go side by side as women especially in developing economies reflect the weaker section of the society and... more
The purpose of the study is to examine self-help group (SHG) in Pakistan. In last few years, many techniques have been used from saving accounts to secure investments and to meet income expenditure level for saving money in developing... more
The initiation, funding, servicing and monitoring of loans by financial intermediaries has been done without regard to some critical factors which could have averted the likelihood of default. The study aimed at measuring the extent that... more
Micro-insurance is seen by many as a promising tool to improve the social protection of low-income earners. This assumption is supported by the positive experience of existing micro-insurance schemes. At the same time, however, many... more
Despite digitalization in Microfinance institutions, the marketing orientation and strategies will play a major role in success of micro finance institutions. Marketing concept is recognizing and understanding the customers need and... more
The importance of financing products on performance of SMEs can therefore not be underestimated. Access to financing products such as savings, credit, insurance and payment services lead to a positive improvement in financial performance... more
Muslims in Indonesia is the largest Muslim who are the target market in the Islamic finance industry. In the context of Islamic financial product marketing, Muslim consumers being potential consumers. Muslim consumers have a unique... more
Microfinance enables the poor and excluded section of people in the society who do not have an access to formal banking to build assets, diversity livelihood options and increase income, and reduce their vulnerability to economic stress.... more
The prominence of money lenders is a result of the barriers to access finance, by poor residents, from formal financial institutions. Despite the expansion of formal financial institutions in South Africa, these institutions have been... more
This paper proposes to analyze and gain empirical evidences of the rural community perception on sharia micro finance institution to empower local economics at Margoyoso-Pati District Central Java, Indonesia. The data were gathered... more
Essay singkat ini merupakan catatan dari 'soft launching' lembaga keuangan mikro Mitra Surya Sejahtera yang merupakan program 'management trainee' penulis dan Imam Thoyibi di salah satu anak perusahaan PT Astra Agro Lestari, Tbk yang... more
The program on Livelihood Support and Partnership (DZLiSPP) has been implemented in four districts in the Dry Zone namely Anuradhapura, Kurunegala, Badulla, and Moneragala. The DZLiSPP is partly funded by the International Fund for... more
This study has come out with detailed investigation on role of micro credit on empowerment of socially excluded people belonging to watershed development area.The empirical findings suggest that micro credit has potential to gender... more