This paper is the first to draw a global picture of worldwide microfinance equity by taking full advantage of daily … quoted prices. We revisit previous findings showing that investors should consider microfinance as a self-standing sector …. Our results are threefold. First, microfinance has become less risky and more closely correlated with the financial sector …

stylized facts from Bangladesh show that microfinance institutions pay a premium on commitment savings with respect to flexible …

Using data from Bangladesh, this paper finds that the liquidity premium—the difference between the interest paid on … illiquid and liquid savings accounts—is higher in commercial banks than in microfinance institutions. One possible …

Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) provide loans to low income individuals. The credit scoring systems of MFIs, if they … credit officers’ experience and addresses incomplete and intangible information. The model has been tested in a microfinance …

. Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) usually justify the high interest rates on grounds of the high risk involved in microcredit, the …

This study uses a unique, hand-collected sample of microfinance institutions from 73 developing countries to analyze …

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are alternative financial providers offering financial services to people typically … developing microfinance sector in Europe; however, very little literature exists on this MFI segment. In this paper, we analyze …

This study explores the social entrepreneurial potential of the rule-breaking practices of microfinance programs …

microfinance dans le financement et la promotion de la petite entreprise agricole et rurale présentée comme le pilier de la … croissance économique. Cependant, malgré sa forte contribution, la microfinance est limitée dans ses apports. L’une des … mesure améliorer la contribution de la microfinance au financement agricole et rural au Burundi et dans quelle mesure les …