Microfinance industry has grown massively in the past decades. Even if it is commonly considered as an … importantdevelopment tool, the evidence of the socio-economic impact of microfinance is mixed, regardless of what methodology hasbeen … applied. The purpose of this study is to assess the socio-economic impact of microfinance on the clients of amicrofinance …

In the microfinance industry the idea of “empowerment” is often valued as a means to encourage female emancipation from …

This paper compares the loans granted to male and female entrepreneurs by a French microfinance institution (MFI). The …

allocations, we observe the impact on the applicants of a microfinance institution (MFI) and exploit the natural experiment of a …

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 …

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 …

This paper identifies factors that explain why microfinance institutions are reaching more clients in some countries … indicate that the microfinance sector is more present in the richer countries of the developing world. It also reaches more … influence microfinance outreach, while regional dummies do. …

In recent years, in addition to financial and social objectives, the microfinance industry has started to look at its … environmental bottom line. The objective of this paper is to identify why microfinance institutions (MFIs) decide to go green. Data …