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 …

In the past, the microfinance industry focused mainly on growth and outreach. Addressing financial exclusion implied a … of their mind. In a second step the chapter reviews the existing empirical research on microfinance over-indebtedness and … examines how prevalent over-indebtedness is in microfinance markets today. It highlights the evidence for over-indebtedness in …

In recent years, development practice has seen that microfinance institutions (MFIs), beyond their financial and social …’ MFIs on a sample of 160 microfinance institutions worldwide. Basing our analysis on various econometric tests, we find that …. Furthermore, more mature MFIs tend to have a better environmental performance, in particular in the provision of green microcredit …

short cases to indicate how a social problem was addressed by a social innovation by entrepreneurial actions by microfinance … service providers. The cases are from microcredit, microguarantee, microinsurance and microequity. …

Product diversification involving simultaneously microcredit, savings or insurance services –also called combined … microfinance (CMF)- can both leverage and challenge policy outcomes. This paper reviews two complementary questions in this regard …

when combining micro-credit with savings and insurance. By reviewing cross-sectional evidence of 250 microfinance schemes … reducing poverty. In many countries, microfinance institutions (MFIs) have become popular instruments for redistributive pro …-poor policies. While microcredit programmes have undoubtedly improved the lives of millions of poor households, they are also …

Worldwide, microcredit organizations are gradually transforming to multi-servicing organizations offering additional … financial services. This paper examines whether combining microcredit with insurance and/or savings enhances their economic …-sectional data from 250 microfinance institutions (MFIs) from Latin America and the Caribbean, it compares MFIs offering credit only …

The microfinance industry has been celebrated both for its social impact on poverty alleviation and for its … profitability. With issues of over-indebtedness emerging among microfinance customers, both achievements are at risk. This paper … microfinance over-indebtedness erroneously oversimplify the reality of microfinance customers. The paper works with theoretical and …