substantial flows of credit, often to very low-income groups or households, who would normally be excluded by conventional … outreach and poverty impact of such schemes. However, amongst the academic development community there is a recognition that … far surpassed the research capacity to analyze them, so excitement about the use of micro-finance for poverty alleviation …

organizations and countries and in turn a vast number studies have attempted to assess the outreach and poverty impact of such … impact of microfinance activities on poverty reduction. In particular we ask what is the evidence on three specific issues …:– the extent to which microfinance initiatives have made a lasting difference in pulling households out of poverty on a …

-allocation of labour resources with important implications for productivity, income, and poverty status. However, credit …Improved household accessibility to credit is identified as a significant determinant of intra-household re … accessibility could also have wider impacts on poverty if it leads to new hires outside the household. This paper contributes to the …

economic development in Nigeria. Based on empirical study, it has been observed that poverty is multifaceted and its … services such as savings and microloans have direct impact on GDP. A causal relationship will be established and evaluated with … shall be regressed on poverty level in Nigeria. This will create an assertion whether Nigeria needs a systematic …

Numerous microfinance initiatives around the world aim to alleviate poverty in developing countries. However, debate …

This paper aims to evaluate the impact of a microlending program on ameliorating measured poverty within its client … Tomorrow Foundation (NWTF), a database using the Progress out of Poverty (PPI) Scorecard as a measure of poverty. Analysis … clients to reduce their measured poverty. Loan size, duration, and the economic activity supported all have strongly …

(NWTF), a database using the Progress Out of Poverty (PPI) Scorecard as a measure of poverty. Analysis using both OLS and … measured poverty. Loan size, duration, and the economic activity supported all have strongly identifiable effects. Moreover …

five sets of constraints that may hinder the adoption and effective usage of savings products and services by the poor …

payments and financial literacy, as well as markets for health insurance, crop insurance, agricultural credit, small firm …