Microfinance services have emerged as an effective tool for financing micro-entrepreneurs to alleviate poverty. Since … the 1970s, development theorists have considered non-governmental microfinance institutions (MFIs) as the leading … micro-finance services provided by MFIs on poverty alleviation. In this vein, we examine whether microfinance services …

This paper uses a unique data set on 143,000 poor households from Northern Bangladesh to analyze the effects of … microfinance membership on a household's ability to cope with seasonal famine known as Monga. We develop an estimation strategy … repayment by excluding the ultra-poor. Evidence shows that microfinance membership improves food security during Monga …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of Islamic microfinance services (IMFS) on women …'s empowerment in rural Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a multi-stage sampling technique. The primary … Bangladesh Limited. Cronbach's alpha test is conducted to test the reliability and internal consistency of collected data. Paired …

, financial institutions such as banks and microfinance institutions should develop financial products and services that promote …

The microcredit (MC) program of Bangladesh has been a well-known success story for generation of self-employment, and … Bank (GB) and the bank itself shared the Nobel peace prize. Although the GB is the pioneer of MC program in Bangladesh …, there are many other nongovernmental organizations (NGO)s that offer the same program in Bangladesh in different forms and …