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Financing for overcoming economic insecurity
Islam, Nazrul (contributor); Vos, Rob (contributor) - 2015
Despite the rise in recent decades in the average income level, economic insecurity has also increased. True for both developing and developed countries, this increasing economic insecurity is harmful for human welfare for several reasons. Job and income insecurity directly affect the material...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010217192
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Assessing the Role of Microfinance in Fostering Adaptation to Climate Change
Agrawala, Shardul - 2010
change. It is in this context that microfinance merits a closer look. This paper offers the first empirical assessment of the … linkages between microfinance supported activities and adaptation to climate change. Specifically, the lending portfolios of … the 22 leading microfinance institutions in two climate vulnerable countries – Bangladesh and Nepal - are analysed to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012442996
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Female leaders and financial inclusion : evidence from microfinance institutions
Strøm, Reidar Øystein; D'Espallier, Bert; Mersland, Roy - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011715359
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Does financial literacy improve financial inclusion? : cross country evidence
Grohmann, Antonia; Klühs, Theres; Menkhoff, Lukas - 2018
While financial inclusion is typically addressed by improving the financial infrastructure, we show that a higher degree of financial literacy also has a clear beneficial effect. We study this effect at the cross-country level, which allows us to consider institutional variation. Regarding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011902705
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International for-profit investments in microfinance institutions equity
Rodríguez Monroy, Carlos; Huerga, Ángel - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 6 (2013) 3, pp. 709-722
Purpose: The purpose of this document is to review the funding options for Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), define the … the characteristics of these subset of the financial world and study the stock exchange evolution of some listed MFIs amid …, most of the information has been obtained from the World Bank, annual accounts of the listed MFIs, stock exchanges and from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011902759
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A study of microfinance on sustainable development
Jhunjhunwala, Shital; Vaidya, Prasanna - In: Strategic system assurance and business analytics, (pp. 275-285). 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012240976
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Study on sustainable development of microfinance institutions from the perspective of inclusive finance-based on MFI data in countries along the Belt and Road
Li, Yaning; Yang, Yi; Li, Gaoshuai; Zhao, Xing - In: Emerging markets, finance & trade : a journal of the … 56 (2020) 13, pp. 3205-3216
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Special issue on microinsurance
Dror, David M. (ed.) - 2019
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Financial inclusion : what have we learned so far? : what do we have to learn?
Barajas, Adolfo; Beck, Thorsten; Belhaj, Mohamed; Ben … - 2020
The past two decades have seen a rapid increase in interest in financial inclusion, both from policymakers and researchers. This paper surveys the main findings from the literature, documenting the trends over time and gaps that have arisen across regions, income levels, and gender, among...
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