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Financial inclusion and inclusive growth in sub-Saharan Africa
Sarpong, Bernard; Nketiah-Amponsah, Edward - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-17
This paper empirically examines the quantitative relationship between financial inclusion and inclusive growth in sub-Saharan Africa using a panel of 46 countries for the period 2004–2018. The evidence suggests that usage of financial services, among other covariates, has a quantifiable and...
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Alternative strategies of for-profit, not-for-profit and state-owned Nepalese microfinance institutions for poverty alleviation and women empowerment
Dhungana, Bharat Ram; Chapagain, Ramkrishna; Ashta, Arvind - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-24
Microfinance is the provision of financial services to disadvantaged people and the financially excluded, often with a … social mission of poverty alleviation and women empowerment. There are many different forms of microfinance institutions …
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Universal banks and corporate control : evidence from the global syndicated loan market
Ferreira, Miguel A.; Matos, Pedro - 2009
Banks play a role in the corporate governance of firms as well as acting as debt financiers around the world. Universal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003867057
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The effect of financial inclusion on multidimensional poverty : the case of Vietnam
Huong Thi Thanh Tran; Ha Thi Thu Le; Nga Thanh Nguyen; … - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-22
Poverty reduction has become a top goal in the socio-economic development strategies of countries and a topic of interest for researchers. A number of prior empirical studies have identified the importance of financial inclusion to poverty reduction. However, most of these studies assess the...
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Examining the role of financial intermediaries in promoting financial literacy and financial inclusion among the poor in developing countries : lessons from rural Uganda
Bongomin, George Okello Candiya; Munene, John C.; … - In: Cogent economics & finance 8 (2020) 1, pp. 1-21
such as microfinance banks enhance financial literacy to increase the scope of financial inclusion of the poor in rural … intermediaries such as microfinance banks to roll out financial literacy programs. This can be achieved through provision of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012440403
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Financial intermediation and financial inclusion of poor households : mediating role of social networks in rural Uganda
Bongomin, George Okello Candiya; Ntayi, Joseph Mpeera; … - In: Cogent economics & finance 5 (2017) 1, pp. 1-16
, financial institutions such as banks and microfinance institutions should develop financial products and services that promote …
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Does the human capital of board directors add value to firms? : evidence from an Asian market
Tuan Van Nguyen; Nguyen, An; Locke, Stuart; Reddy, Krishna - In: Cogent economics & finance 5 (2017) 1, pp. 1-17
This paper investigates the effect of the human capital of directors on the financial performance of Vietnamese-listed companies. The dynamic system generalised method of moments (system GMM) estimator is used to examine a panel data-set consisting of 315 firm-year observations over a four-year...
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Ownership and performance of microfinance institutions : empirical evidences from India
Khan, Asif; Ahmad, Alam; Shireen, Saba - In: Cogent economics & finance 9 (2021) 1, pp. 1-20
The study examines the efficiency differences across the ownership structure of Indian microfinance institutions (MFIs …
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Service quality and the moderating effect of Shari'ah perception on client satisfaction : a comparison of Islamic and conventional microfinance in Pakistan
Khan, Sarah; Akhter, Waheed - In: Cogent economics & finance 5 (2017) 1, pp. 1-20
Microfinance is an emerging concept which is improving the socioeconomic status of customers. This study assesses … customer satisfaction of clients of Islamic and conventional microfinance providers using a sample of 578 clients i.e. 289 from … each side. Akhuwat and Kashf (Islamic microfinance) and RCDS and DAMEN (conventional microfinance) are selected. The …
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Financial inclusion : what's it worth?
Ampudia, Miguel; Ehrmann, Michael - 2017
This paper studies the determinants of being unbanked in the euro area and the United States as well as the effects of being unbanked on wealth accumulation. Based on household-level data from the euro area Household Finance and Consumption Survey and the U.S. Survey of Consumer Finance, it...
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