Essays about: "role of microfinance in economic development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words role of microfinance in economic development.

  1. 1. DETERMINANTS OF PROFITABILITY IN MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Johan Börjesson; Adam Hultén; [2016-12-19]
    Keywords : Credit; Development; Microfinance JEL Classifications: O1; G210;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to investigate and present the most prominent determinants of pro tability of micro nance institutions (MFI) in Sub-Saharan Africa. Creating an empirical framework including variables concluded to be of protruding e ect to pro tability and adapting it to the micro nance eld, we are able to isolate the determinants which play the central role in this emerging market. READ MORE

  3. 2. Empowerment of HIV-positive individuals - possible through microfinance? A Case Study Of Microfinance And HIV Affected Households In Tuan Giao District In Dien Bien Province, Vietnam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Viktor Söderqvist; Huong Helena Nguyen; [2014]
    Keywords : stigma; microfinance; empowerment; HIV; households; discrimination; Vietnam; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The prevalence of HIV has caused adverse impacts on rural households, not least in the northern Vietnam where the problem has become a development issue. Despite a rapid economic growth leading to donor withdrawal, huge income disparities still exists. READ MORE

  4. 3. Women and development: the role of Cameroonian women in poverty alleviation.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Mirabel Lumsi; [2012]
    Keywords : Cameroonian Women; Poverty Alleviation; Development; Microfinance; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Cameroonian women have many skills and talents which can enable them to make the economy of Cameroon better, but due to many political, social, economic barriers, they fail to use these skills and talents to the fullest.But thanks to microfinance organization they are able to move from darkness to light. READ MORE

  5. 4. The informal sector and the potential role of microfinance institutions in Ethiopia

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SV

    Author : Sandra Johansson; [2010]
    Keywords : Informal sector; Microfinance Institutions MFIs ;

    Abstract : In Ethiopia, the economic dilemmas facing the country have had various effects on the society at large. Given this situation, the high rates of urbanization and uneployment has resulted in that more and more people end up in small-scale activities within the informal economy. READ MORE

  6. 5. Establishment of Capital Markets in Least Developed Countries (LDCs):The case of Ethiopia

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för management

    Author : Amare Walle; [2008]
    Keywords : Capital Markets; Least Developed Countries LDCs ; Sub-Saharan Africa SSA Economic Growth; Institutions; Households’ Savings;

    Abstract : Despite a surge of global investor interest in the 1980s and 1990s, Africa has been bypassed by the massive international capital flowing to developing economies. Most of the economies in the region didn’t efficiently mobilize their domestic financial resources either. READ MORE