Essays about: "microfinance and growth"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words microfinance and growth.

1. 1. The COVID-19 pandemic impact on theMicrofinance industry and the role ofdigitalization

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Fuad Alam; [2023]
   Keywords : Microfinance; COVID-19 pandemic; emerging economies; digitalization; microentreprenuers; microfinance institutions; Mikrofinans; COVID-19 pandemi; digitalisering; tillväxtekonomier; Bangladesh; mikroentreprenörer; mikrofinansinstitut;

   Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the microfinance industry, particularly low-income individuals and communities, the bottom of the pyramid population in emerging economies. This study examines the effects of the pandemic on the microfinance industry's value chain as well as the role digitalization have played. READ MORE

3. 2. Microfinance and agricultural productivity - A study exploring the relationship between access to credit and agricultural productivity

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Simon Andersson; Albert Wallgren; [2022-07-08]
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   Abstract : This thesis establishes a macro-level analysis of how credit and microfinance affect agricultural productivity. We use fixed effects regression for panel data with countries as the cross-sectional variation from 2000 to 2018. READ MORE

4. 3. Impact of Internal Control on Fraud Detection and Prevention in Microfinance Institutions

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Avdelningen för företagsekonomi; Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

   Author : YOLANDA AJI ABEI; [2021]
   Keywords : Internal control; Fraud prevention; Fraud detection; Microfinance Institution.;

   Abstract : Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are an important tool of poverty reduction which has gained grounds over the years and grown rapidly given the services they provide. The rapid growth of the MFIs has had huge challenges on their regulatory framework which in turn has resulted in the prevalence of fraudulent cases. READ MORE

5. 4. Banking the unbanked: Financial inclusion and economic sustainable development for women? : Decolonial perspectives on the gendered migration-remittances-development nexus

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och Samhälle; Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Heidi Källoff; [2020]
   Keywords : Remittances; the global remittance trend; financial inclusion; economic democratization; sustainable development; austerity; gender mainstreaming; migration management; transnational business feminism; decoloniality; decolonialism;

   Abstract : Over the last decade, a new trend of Global Remittances has emerged within the international development community, especially a growing interest in women’s migration and remittances, and their potential for poverty reduction and economic growth. Due to the staggering amount of transnational money transfers, migrant remittances have become a central component in multilateral discussions on alternative development financing, and has been included in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). READ MORE

6. 5. Investigating the Relation Between Microcredit and Female Entrepreneurship in Lao PDR

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Klara Granath; Karin Kling; [2018]
   Keywords : Microcredit; Microlending; Microfinance; Female Entrepreneurship; Women’s Entrepreneurship; Lao People s Democratic Republic; Interest Rate; Grace Period; Loan Size; Networking; Motivation; Gender Division of Labor; Sexual Division of Labor; Business Training;

   Abstract : Even though the idea of microcredit is to stimulate entrepreneurial activities in developing countries, there is an ongoing debate whether this is achieved. Many argue that only providing credit is not enough and see a need for additional components in promoting entrepreneurial activities for the stimulation of economic growth. READ MORE