The global financial crisis affected microfinance institutions (MFIs) as lending growth was constrained by scarcer …

We trace the relationship between firm performance and corporate governance in microfinance institutions (MFI …

This article analyses the cost of ownership in microfinance organizations. We specifically compare the ownership … us: Most providers of microfinance, both historically and today, are NPOs or COOPs, while several policy papers advocate … market contracting of microfinance services favor NPOs and COOPs, whereas most cost variables related to the practice of …

The global microfinance industry has experienced high growth rates over the past decades, and the World Bank foresees a … governance structure that supports microfinance institutions' long-term performance. Because microfinance institutions … associations between governance structures and microfinance institutions' performance. We apply microfinance rating scores – a …

As part of the tremendous development experienced by microfinance over the last few years, one type of institution has …

Suppliers of microfinance are typically Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), cooperatives or specialized microfinance …’s (2002) framework for discussion of the social benefits of microfinance. A self constructed dataset with unusually high … is higher in NGOs. We conclude that ownership doesn’t influence the performance of microfinance organizations. Our …