Recent evidence suggests only modest social and economic impacts of microfinance. Favorable cost-benefit ratios then … depend on low costs. This paper uses proprietary data on 1,335 microfinance institutions between 2005 and 2009, jointly … serving 80.1 million borrowers, to calculate the costs of microfinance and other elements of the microfinance business model …

This study was conducted in Malaysia to examine the effectiveness of the microfinance programme for urban single mother … microfinance programmes. Using a positivist paradigm and employing quantitative methods through online questionnaire distribution … empowerment, digital empowerment, and governance aspects for microfinance programme success, and provide empirical backing for …