report is to explore if women are choosing size and sector for their micro and SME firms optimally, or if this is the result …

This report outlines the findings of the Economist Intelligence Unit¿s in-depth analysis of the microfinance business … employed for the last two years in a microfinance report on Latin America and the Caribbean, and is being piloted for the first …

specific attributes of the business environment for microfinance across 55 countries worldwide. …

This paper is based on a research work undertaken in 2012 on the dynamics of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and their … disbursement and repayment of loans, the paper suggests recipients of microfinance products and services are better off in terms of … microfinance services. The paper recommends timely disbursement of credit, flexible terms of credit repayment and awareness …

enterprises and the constraints to SME financing remain the main topic of policy discussion today. Against this background, the … success of microfinance around the world, a large number of commercial banks have made a profitable business out of this … sector. This paper explores various business models by commercial banks in microfinance and provides policy implications for …