This paper considers the possibility of mission drift in microfinance; a situation where Microfinance Institutions … examines whether microfinance institutions in Uganda follow a developmental objective by expanding their access to poorer …

for urban households and are more important for microfinance institutions, than for traditional banks. …

The paper adds to the debate on how far microfinance can contribute to poverty reduction and development. The recent … controversial discussion about microfinance as a development instrument is taken as a starting point. The paper starts with the … hypothesis that the prevalent notions and assumptions about the users of microfinance are behind the controversies. Hence, after …

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of microfinance institutions in The MENA region over the … microfinance institutions. …

We suggest an explanation for the existence of “mission drift”, the tendency for Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to …

construction work through non-mortgage microloans. In Mexico, these housing microfinance schemes have recently been incorporated … investment in microfinance. I reflect on these processes in this article by bringing critical accounts of financial inclusion in …