Microfinance is a banking market in which operating costs are high while non-performing loans (NPLs) rates are low. While the existing literature tends to explain that the high operating costs arise from the provision of small loans, we argue that excessive efforts to control loan losses can...

Social enterprises in the microfinance industry need to adhere to both financial and social demands. Critics argue that there is a mission drift away from the social mission, and this has motivated the introduction of social rating agencies to strengthen the business ethics of microfinance...

This study specifically addresses the call for more research on regulation and other corporate governance mechanisms of banks in emerging markets. Thus far, the scarce existing microbank research has focused on regulations and performance. Therefore, in this study, we focus on the impact of...

Microfinance institutions need improved access to debt capital to cover a huge and increasing world demand for microfinance services. More experienced CEOs may be more aligned with the microfinance institution’s mission and they may have a better understanding of the business model of...

We examine the relationship between firm performance and corporate governance in microfinance institutions (MFI) using a self-constructed global dataset on MFIs collected from third-party rating agencies. Using random effects panel data estimations, we study the effects of board and CEO...