Essays about: "microcredit"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 54 essays containing the word microcredit.

  1. 16. Financial literacy and repayment problems among microcredit clients: A minor field study in Tanzania

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Gabrielle Tillberg; Tim Westander; [2015]
    Keywords : Financial literacy; Microcredit; Microfinance; Repayment problems; Tanzania;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the relationship between financial literacy and repayment problems among clients of a microfinance institution (MFI) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The awareness of financial literacy is continuing to increase while recent research has found significant correlation between financial literacy and financial performance and behaviours such as stock-market investment and pension planning. READ MORE

  3. 17. Microfinance - for better or worse? : A study on how microfinance impacts the livelihood of families with disabled children around Lake Atitlán, Guatemala

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Madeleine Ring; [2015]
    Keywords : Guatemala; Lake Atitlán; Disability; Poverty; Microfinance; Sustainable Livelihood Framework;

    Abstract : Most of the disabled people in the world live in poverty. In order to escape poverty, microfinance is said to be a solution. The Microfinance Institutions do not, however, incorporate everybody who is poor in their programs, which could be assumed. Disabled people and their families are a group which many times are not included in these programs. READ MORE

  4. 18. Prisoners' Wives : Microcredit as a Contributior to Women Empowerment in Medellín, Colombia

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Anna Wallström; Hanna Bergenblad; [2015]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Microcredits is a widely researched topic within development research, however it seems like little research is done on how it helps to empower prisoners’ wives. The literature is mixed, with both positive and negative results of microfinance as a contributor to development, and the most known research on prisoners’ wives is almost 30 years old. READ MORE

  5. 19. Microcredits: a success or a fairytale? : A study of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh by using secondary data

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Destina Sönmez; [2014]
    Keywords : microcredits; economic growth; poverty alleviation; women empowerment; bangladesh; women; grameen bank; mikrokrediter; tillväxt; fattigdomsbekämpning; självständighet. bangladesh; kvinnor; grameen bank;

    Abstract : The global economy celebrates microcredit as poverty alleviation for the individual and as a way to boost a country’s economic growth. This study examines if results from previous research on Grameen Bank’s microcredits are supported by statistics. READ MORE

  6. 20. Microcredit Impact on Business Performance : A Minor Field Study in El Salvador

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Camilla Johansson; Lisa Pettersson; [2014]
    Keywords : Microcredit Impact; Business Performance; Microenterprise; Usulután; El Salvador.;

    Abstract : Microcredits have become a popular way to include poor people in the financial market. Former research on the impact on business performance has provided divergent findings and its impact on the Salvadoran market is not yet investigated. READ MORE