Microfinance promises to trim down poverty. To achieve this noble objective microfinance institutions (MFIs) have to …-significant negative effect on financial sustainability of MFIs. Third, we find that the client outreach of microfinance programs and the …

The paper uses the data on 1212 microfinance institutions in 106 developing countries to document the impact of gender … show that microfinance institutions with a higher proportion of female borrowers have fewer NPLs than otherwise similar … microfinance institutions with a lower proportion of female borrowers. Regarding female board members, the results show no …

microfinance institutions (MFIs) loan portfolios. It is motivated by inconclusive evidence concerning the climate vulnerability … the microfinance mission to provide banking services to the poorest and the most vulnerable. In addition, we report … evidence that climate vulnerability moderates the consequences of geographic diversification in the microfinance industry …

This study examines the determinants of capital adequacy and voluntary capital buffers among microfinance institutions …