This paper investigates the MFI performance and outreach relationship and examine whether big banking principles also apply to microfinance institutions (MFIs) and may help explaining the above-mentioned link. Unlike previous work analyzing the relationship between financial performance and...

This book examines new issues in financial markets and institutions raised by the global economic crisis that began in 2007. The four main themes are: management, innovation and technology in banking; efficiency and productivity; consolidation; and corporate governance issues

Section I: Global Issues in Economics and Finance -- Section II: Risk Management and Auditing -- Section III: Competitiveness and Management in Financial Institutions -- Section IV: Custom Finance in Theory and Practice.