Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) is a government-sponsored microfinance program. The scheme is based on four …

. While microfinance is supposed to address this problem through the promotion of viable businesses, it has not been very … microfinance institutions (MFIs), there have been very few that look at market conditions as an input into the success of micro …

Although one of the primary objectives of microfinance has been the reduction of poverty through the provision of … microfinance, there may be an indirect positive impact through the effect of microcredit availability on families' decisions to … availability on education expenditures for children of clients of a South Indian microfinance institution. I first look at some …

the deprivations and enhance welfare of the poor. Islamic Microfinance is one of them and is rapidly getting popular in … microfinance on the household welfare of the target clients by observing its impact on health, education, income, expenditures and … assets of the poor who took loan from Islamic Microfinance institutions (IMFIs). Study is based on primary data and …

The present study seeks to examine the impact of microfinance and other socio-economic factors on women empowerment as …

part due to the expansion of credit through microfinance institutions that are supported by governments, donor agencies …

Numerous microfinance initiatives around the world aim to alleviate poverty in developing countries. However, debate … community, which contribute about $9.4 billion to microfinance funding. In this policy-oriented article we aggregate findings … from two studies in Indonesia that help explain why moneylending can still thrive when low-interest microfinance is widely …

construction work through non-mortgage microloans. In Mexico, these housing microfinance schemes have recently been incorporated … investment in microfinance. I reflect on these processes in this article by bringing critical accounts of financial inclusion in …