Essays about: "MFIs"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the word MFIs.
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1. Opening The Gates to The Swedish Mortgage Market - A Study on How the Recent Emergence of Mortgage Credit Companies Affects Real Interest Rates in Sweden
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : This paper examines the impact of the emergence of mortgage credit companies (MCCs) on real mortgage interest rates in Sweden. Our results reveal that MCCs exert downward pressure on average mortgage interest rates for the whole market and monetary financial institutions (MFIs), with statistical significance for most interest rate fixation periods. READ MORE
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2. Digital Microfinance in a ‘Digital Bangladesh’ - Organizational Challenges for Microfinance Institutes towards Digital Financial Inclusion
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : This thesis aims to contribute to the growing concept of Digital Financial Inclusion by exploring the challenges that Microfinance Institutes (MFIs) experience to provide financial services to the unbanked population in Bangladesh. Though there is an emergence of digital financial services provided by the commercial banks based on the infrastructural development initiative taken by the Bangladeshi Government’s ‘Digital Bangladesh’ agenda, only a few MFIs are investing their resources in digital innovations to strengthen their activities. READ MORE
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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)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
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4. Election Cycles and Microfinance in the Indian States : Political Pressures, Opportunistic Election Cycles and Political Uncertainty Cycles: What Does It Do for the Indian Microfinance Sector?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : In India, election cycles have repeatedly been reported to sway the microfinance sector. Meanwhile, the sector is recognized as an important poverty fighting tool; both the largely privately funded MFI system and the largely publicly funded SHG system. READ MORE
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5. Microcredits and the empowerment of Muslim female entrepreneurs : A comparative study on conventional microcredits and Islamic microcredits in empowering Muslim female entrepreneurs in Tanzania.
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : Previous research has emphasized the importance of promoting female entrepreneurship in developing countries. Women often lack assets, financial history and are disadvantaged in acquiring wage-employment. In Tanzania, female entrepreneurs face these constraints when seeking resources for entrepreneurial purposes. READ MORE
