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 …

This article is based on primary and secondary information and talks about the premise that poverty has developed … also derives from the current overriding emphasis on microfinance in rural finance discourse and its celebration as the new … ‘magic wand’ in the fight against poverty. The methodology of the present study relied on primary data, books, the web …

In the microfinance discourse, sustainability can relate to organisational, managerial and financial aspects. However … approach), and being agents of poverty-alleviation (through the welfarist approach). Analysing the mixed fortunes of the five …

Purpose: The purpose of this document is to review the funding options for Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), define the … equity research documents. Findings and Originality/value: Microfinance Institutions share several common characteristics … the financial crisis. Microfinance can be considered as one of the new frontiers of the expansion of the global banking …

microfinance sector in Africa. The paper supports the view that microfinance institutions, especially those engaged in full …. Growing linkages between microfinance institutions and the banking system and the dissemination of good practices by …

The global financial crisis affected microfinance institutions (MFIs) as lending growth was constrained by scarcer …

Many governments and nongovernmental organizations have adopted policies to promote the growth of microfinance …