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Examining Islamic microfinance as a mechanism of Takaful in high-risk countries: case study of Palestine

Migdad, Abdalrahman Mohamad - In: International Journal of Ethics and Systems 39 (2022) 1, pp. 126-142

Purpose This paper aims to identify the intersection between Islamic microfinance (MF) (IsMF) and Takaful in high …

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Microfinance regulation and effective corporate governance in Nigeria and Zambia

Okoye, Ngozi; Siwale, Juliana - In: International Journal of Law and Management 59 (2017) 1, pp. 102-121

microfinance activities and ensure effective corporate governance of microfinance institutions (MFIs). Considering the limited … provisions must be robust and fit for purpose to ensure the microfinance initiative in emerging economies achieves the objectives …

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Microfinance intermediation: regulation of financial NGOs in Ghana

Anku-Tsede, Olivia - In: International Journal of Law and Management 56 (2014) 4, pp. 274-301

end of microfinance and the impact of formal prudential regulation on FNGOs providing microfinance services. The Bank of … is appropriate for FNGOs operating within the microfinance sector. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical evidence … regulation. The BOG does not have adequate staffing and funding to supervise and monitor the microfinance activities of FNGOs …

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How not to punish your neighbour

Yang Hsu, Becky - In: International Journal of Development Issues 13 (2014) 2, pp. 113-128

Purpose – The paper aims to better understand why borrowers do not sanction one another in group-lending microfinance … complemented by ethnographic fieldwork of an NGO in the region. Findings – The paper confirms the relevance to microfinance of … how it affects microfinance. …

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Economic benefits of savings groups in rural Mozambique

Brunie, Aurélie; Rutherford, Diana; Keyes, Emily B.; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 1988-2001

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of savings and loan groups (SGs), alone and combined with a rotating labor scheme ( Ajuda Mútua ), on the economic conditions of the rural poor in Nampula province in Mozambique. Design/methodology/approach Three pairs of districts were...

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Haiti's caisses populaires : home-grown solutions to bring economic democracy

S. Hossein, Caroline - In: International Journal of Social Economics 41 (2014) 1, pp. 42-59

. Findings – Lenders who run the caisses populaires are not class or race biased; they understand how to make microfinance assist … structured to be socially inclusive. In fact, black microfinance lenders, as well as whitened local elites and foreigners, have a … socially conscious philosophy of using microfinance as a vehicle to ensure economic democracy for the masses. In doing this …

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Financial service outreach correlates

Nkundabanyanga, Stephen Korutaro; Opiso, Julius; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 4, pp. 404-420

-taking behaviour and financial service outreach of microfinance institutions (MFIs). Design/methodology/approach – In this cross …

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Does access to finance alleviate poverty? A case study of SGSY beneficiaries in Kashmir Valley

Khaki, Audil Rashid; Sangmi, Mohi-ud-Din - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 8, pp. 1032-1045

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to question and analyse the basic tenets of financial inclusion and to understand the relationship between access to finance and poverty reduction. The paper attempts to elaborate the importance of unrestrained access to finance in building an inclusive...

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Investigating causal relationship between social capital and microfinance

Akram, Sohail; Routray, Jayant Kumar - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 9, pp. 760-776

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to investigate causal link between social capital and microfinance by testing the … understand the impact mechanism of social capital on microfinance participation. Findings – Participation in local organizations … microfinance participation. This result provides support to the argument that grouping all the dimensions of social capital into …

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The public sector and the development of microfinance in Spain

Estapé‐Dubreuil, Glòria; Torreguitart‐Mirada, Consol - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 10, pp. 866-884

Purpose – The study of the relationships between the public sector and the microfinance sector in Spain; through the … development of the microfinance sector.The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Details on the public … to members of the boards of most microfinance institutions (MFIs), as well as a database compiled by the authors on the …

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