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Islamic micro finance: tool for economic stability and social change

Abdul Samad, Mohammed - In: Humanomics 30 (2014) 3, pp. 199-226

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the benefits of starting Islamic microfinance (IMF) in India and …

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Microfinance and women entrepreneurs in Pakistan

Mahmood, Samia - In: International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship 3 (2011) 3, pp. 265-274

larger ongoing research project, seeking to understand the influence and impact of microfinance on women's entrepreneurship … study used 37 semi‐structured questionnaires from women borrowers financed by two microfinance institutions of Pakistan …. Findings – The findings show that microfinance institution is providing credit to women for starting their business. However …

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An overview of recent developments in the microfinance literature

Hartarska, Valentina M.; Holtmann, Martin - In: Agricultural Finance Review 66 (2006) 2, pp. 147-165

This paper presents an overview of microfinance and microfinance research. The objective is to show that microfinance … brought about renewed focus on identifying appropriate policies to promote a viable microfinance industry. The paper concludes …

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Enhancing microfinance using index‐based risk‐transfer products

Skees, Jerry R.; Barnett, Barry J. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 66 (2006) 2, pp. 235-250

While significant progress in microcredit and microfinance has been made in low‐income countries, lending for small …

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Shocks and credit choice in Southern Ethiopia

Castellani, Davide - In: Agricultural Finance Review 74 (2014) 1, pp. 87-114

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how shocks suffered by rural households in Ethiopia influence their decision to borrow and the source of credit. Design/methodology/approach – First, suppose a household faces a set of four borrowing alternatives: only formal borrowing, only...

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Forewarned is forearmed – repayment delays in microfinance relationships

Hering, Imke; Musshoff, Oliver - In: Agricultural Finance Review 77 (2017) 2, pp. 218-238

Purpose In order to improve the assessment of current lending policies for a microfinance institution (MFI) in …/value Until now, the consequences of repayment delinquencies in microfinance lending relationships have hardly been investigated …. This study enhances the understanding of lending policies in microfinance by focussing on relationship aspects and by …

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