Essays about: "microfinance investment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words microfinance investment.

1. 1. A Path Towards Empowerment? : A study on the perceptions of Men and Masculinities within Microfinance Investment Funds

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Moa Berming; [2024]
   Keywords : Microfinance; microfinance investment funds; gender; men and masculinities; empowerment models; hegemonic masculinities;

   Abstract : Feminist research as well as the growing field of ‘Men and Masculinities’ have identified how targeting women and excluding men from development initiatives could have unintended repercussions. As a common tool for development, microfinance is a fitting representation for this emphasis on women. READ MORE

3. 2. Effect of interest rates volatility on non-performing loan level in commercial banking sector in Rwanda : Effect of interest rates volatility on non-performing loan in Rwanda

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

   Author : Nsengiyumva Samson; [2023]
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   Abstract : The financial sector in Rwanda is composed of two major categories of financial institutions. The first category consists of banking institutions that include commercial and investment banks, microfinance banks, microfinance institutions and SACCOS. READ MORE

4. 3. 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

5. 4. “If you take the woman from the family for only a week, everything will crumble down.” : An Ecofeminist Perspective on Social Entrepreneurship in Kenya

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Amanda Lundberg; Linnéa Lundeborg; [2019]
   Keywords : Ecofeminism; Social Entrepreneurship; Kenya; Case study; Ethnographic Study; ASAL land;

   Abstract : The Kenyan society is patriarchal, has an alarming rate of deforestation where rural farmers, especially women, are highly affected by climate change. There is little research on companies operating in dry areas with a mission to address poverty, ecology and women. READ MORE

6. 5. Impact Investment: The Midway between Investment and Philanthropy

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Norë Arifi; Lukas Richter; [2019]
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   Abstract : Impact investment is an innovation in the finance field, thus contributing to further development of social finance. This kind of investment is essential due to its ability to help reach the SDGs. The biggest challenges our generation has to address are represented through the SDGs. Impact investing offers a viable potential to tackle these goals. READ MORE