The paper reviews the innovations developed by some financial institutions to meet the challenges of microfinance and …

quasi-experimental design with incoming clients of randomly selected participating microfinance institutions as the … islands (Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao) and 38 microfinance institutions consisting of three types - banks, cooperatives, and … for microfinance programs to be effective as a poverty-alleviation tool there is a need to review and constantly monitor …

should aim to provide access for the poor on saving, credit and insurance. Microfinance schemes have been applauded as a … successful best practice in providing access to saving and credit. However, microfinance institutions still have some room for …

region or country. That these rates in India have been rather high particularly for women is a matter of concern. As Floud … health status. Due to limited information base on BMI very few studies in India have analysed the determinants of CED (which … status). This paper attempts to do so based on a sample of ever-married women in the age group of 15-49 years in the North …

with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and India (“the ACI countriesâ€), are no strangers to this underlying trend … regional economies such as India and the Philippines. There is clear scope for policymakers to support expansion of this kind … General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). Conclusion of a services agreement with India could provide an additional spur …