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Financial inclusion : what and how? : evidence from Azerbaijani economy

Imanzade, Afgan; Zeynalov, Anar; Hasanov, Seymur - 2017

The main goal of the research is to study what financial inclusion is and analyse its current status in the Azerbaijani economy. To that end, the monography analyses infrastructural elements to be shaped to make financial resources and services available, and the potential to deepen financial...

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A multi-dimensional approach to the financial inclusion in EU countries

Barbu, Teodora Cristina; Boitan, Iustina Alina; Cioaca, … - In: Revista română de economie 44 (2017) 1, pp. 130-144

The topic of financial inclusion has gained increased attention, on the background of international frameworks and policies devoted to inclusive societies, inclusive financial systems, sustainable and inclusive growth. However, existing literature and practice lack a generally accepted, reliable...

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The exposure of microfinance institutions to financial risk

Gietzen, Thomas - In: Review of development finance 7 (2017) 2, pp. 120-133

This study examines the exposure of microfinance institutions to liquidity-, interest rate and foreign exchange (FX …) risk. Using manually collected data from microfinance institutions' financial reporting, I find that the microfinance …

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Microfinance institutions in Poland : towards preventing social and financial exclusion

Fila, Joanna - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 18 (2018) 2, pp. 531-549

The idea of microfinance is well known now around the world. It can develop both in poor countries and in highly … developed ones. Microfinance aims to reach two basic goals: to stimulate the borrowers in order to trigger activities that would … integrate financially. The microfinance market in Europe differs from those in poorer countries as regards the level and range …

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Service quality and the moderating effect of Shari'ah perception on client satisfaction : a comparison of Islamic and conventional microfinance in Pakistan

Khan, Sarah; Akhter, Waheed - In: Cogent economics & finance 5 (2017) 1, pp. 1-20

Microfinance is an emerging concept which is improving the socioeconomic status of customers. This study assesses … customer satisfaction of clients of Islamic and conventional microfinance providers using a sample of 578 clients i.e. 289 from … each side. Akhuwat and Kashf (Islamic microfinance) and RCDS and DAMEN (conventional microfinance) are selected. The …

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Impact of global financial crunch on financially innovative microfinance institutions in South Asia

Mustafa, Faisal; Khursheed, Ambreen; Fatima, Maham - In: Financial innovation : FIN 4 (2018) 13, pp. 1-11

evaluates the role of a country’s political practices in moderating the impact of global financial crunch on microfinance … to 2012, we determine that microfinance operational capability shares a positive relationship with the institutional …

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Credit risk in microfinance industry : evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

Chikalipah, Sydney - In: Review of development finance 8 (2018) 1, pp. 38-48

estimating the relationship between loan sizes and credit risk in the microfinance industry. The sample used for our analysis … incorporates over 2000 annual observations, and 632 microfinance institutions drawn from 37 countries of the sub-Saharan African … related to loan sizes among microfinance institutions operating in SSA. Our findings have significant implications for the …

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The determinants of interest rates in microfinance : age, scale and organisational charter

Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.; Aziz, Aqsa; Tony-Okeke, Uchenna; … - 2018

This study compares the responsiveness of microcredit interest rates to age, scale of lending and organisational charter. It uses an unbalanced panel of 300 MFIs from 107 developing countries from 2005 to 2015. Three key trends emerge from the results of a 2SLS regression. First, the adoption of...

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Financial inclusion, financial literacy, and financial education in Azerbaijan

Ibadoghlu, Gubad - 2018

This paper discusses the status of financial inclusion, education, and literacy in Azerbaijan as well as measures to foster the development of SMEs, which currently have inadequate access to financial resources. The primary policy challenge faced by the government of Azerbaijan is defining its...

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Financial inclusion, regulation, financial literacy, and financial education in Armenia

Nurbekyan, Armen; Hovanessian, Naneh - 2018

Financial inclusion has significantly advanced in Armenia during the last decade. Rural and urban areas, however, have benefited unevenly. The high cost of providing financial services, the lack of physical infrastructure, higher poverty rates, and the low level of financial literacy are the...

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