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of many governments in developing countries is to reduce fertility. Since microfinance is widespread in Bangladesh, it is … fertility resulting from participation in three microfinance programs in Bangladesh. Fixed effects and difference …Microfinance programs have become increasingly popular instruments in development policy. Many microfinance programs …
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has been adapted from the Grameen Bank, Bangladesh is more effective in serving the micro economy than the indigenously …
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This study has emphasized to examine the performance, problems & prospects of Islamic Banking in Bangladesh based on … IBBL are satisfied with general services and highly satisfied with products/services. Islamic banks in Bangladesh can …
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countries of the world. The primary data was accumulated on 150 microfinance borrowers and 100 non-borrowers of Bangladesh. This …This paper designs a conceptual model of Islamic microfinance and rehabilitation by using the waqf funds for the slum … and floating population. It analyzes both the primary and the secondary data on the current status of Islamic microfinance …
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Over the past 20 years, Bangladesh has witnessed strong competition among microfinance institutions. Using program …-level panel data from 2005-2010, this paper studies the microfinance institutions'recent competitive roles in their pricing of … view that newer microfinance institutions are less risk-averse in their targeting, or that increased borrowing among …
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This study examines the impact of governance on the double bottom line performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs …) in Bangladesh. Based on a multi-theoretical approach, we analyze 80 MFIs from Bangladesh for the period between 2005 …
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Women comprise half of Bangladesh's population and — as is the case in most developing countries — are considered the …
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program sustainability; which are mostly absent in the existing health insurance programs in Bangladesh. By enlisting a … commercial insurance company as a risk carrier, the scheme signals a new initiative in the health insurance in Bangladesh, along …
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Flexible repayment schedules allow borrowers to invest in profitable yet risky projects, but practitioners fear they erode repayment morale. We study repayment choices in rigid and flexible loan contracts that allow discretion in repayment timing. To separate strategic repayment choices from...
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This paper scrutinizes the impact of urban microfinance on livelihood strategies of borrower slum dwellers of Dhaka …, Bangladesh (with primary and secondary data). The primary data was collected through a structured questionnaire on a total of 200 … keyfinding is that urban microfinance has a statistically significant positive impact on some income or expenditure variables …
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