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Developing Islamic Finance in the Philippines
Mylenko, Nataliya - 2016
through Islamic microfinance and assessment of the status of financial inclusion in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM …
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Can micro-credit support public health subsidy programs?
Augsburg, Britta; Caeyers, Bet; Malde, Bansi - 2019
constrained. This paper analyses whether, and how, micro-finance supports a large public health subsidy program in the developing … cluster randomised controlled experiment of a sanitation micro-finance program that coincided with the launch of the SBM …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022366
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Fourth Ghana Economic Update : Enhancing Financial Inclusion
World Bank Group - 2019
Ghana's real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded in 2018, albeit at a slower rate than in 2017; the expansion was spurred by the mineral component of the industry sector. The government sustained its fiscal consolidation efforts in 2018 despite challenges. The current account deficit narrowed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646194
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Beyond Ending Poverty : The Dynamics of Microfinance in Bangladesh
Khandker, Shahidur R.; Khalily, M. A. Baqui; Samad, … - 2016 - Online-Ausg.
-- Institutional growth and MFI performance -- Dynamics of microfinance benefits -- Are borrowers overindebted? -- Role of microfinance … in poverty transition -- Diversification of income and employment : how does microfinance affect agriculture …? -- Distributional impacts -- Effects of noncredit participation -- Does microfinance pay off? -- Beyond ending poverty -- Appendix A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012245277
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Relief from Usury : Impact of a Community-Based Microcredit Program in Rural India
Hoffmann, Vivian - 2017
The impact of micro-credit interventions on existing credit markets is theoretically ambiguous. Previous empirical work suggests the entry of a joint-liability lender may lead to a positive impact on the informal lending rate. This paper presents the first randomized controlled trial-based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012246225
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Factors Influencing Poverty Outreach Among Microfinance Institutions in Latin America
Crowther, Naomi - 2015
This report investigates the poverty outreach of 14 microfinance institutions (MFI) across six Latin American countries …-indebtedness. Increased banking saturation is changing the landscape of microfinance, pushing MFIs who do not explicitly target the poor to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248314
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Can women's self-help groups contribute to sustainable development? : evidence of capability changes from Northern India
Anand, Paul; Saxena, Swati; Gonzalez, Rolando; Dang, … - 2019
This paper investigates a women's self-help group program with more than 1.5 million participants in one of the poorest rural areas of Northern India. The program has four streams of activity in micro-savings, agricultural enterprise training, health and nutrition education, and political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012114421
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On the Sustainable Development Goals and the Role of Islamic Finance
Ahmed, Habib - 2015
The Sustainable Development Goals, the global development agenda for 2015 through 2030, will require unprecedented mobilization of resources to support their implementation. Their predecessor, the Millennium Development Goals, focused on a limited number of concrete, global human development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012246142
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Republic of Sierra Leone Priorities for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction : Systematic Country Diagnostic
World Bank Group (contributor) - World Bank Group - 2018
The objective of this Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) is to describe the current development challenges facing Sierra Leone and offer a set of priority areas of intervention to further the twin goals of reducing extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. The SCD is designed to be an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645247
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Repuplic of Liberia From Growth to Development : Priorities for Sustainably Reducing Poverty and Achieving Middle-Income Status by 2030
World Bank Group - 2018
Liberia's status as a fragile state is deeply rooted in the political and economic exclusion practiced by the country's founders. Although they constituted just 5 percent of the population, freed American slaves and their descendants dominated the country's intellectual and ruling class from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645318