Essays about: "Microfinance Institutions MFIs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Microfinance Institutions MFIs.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. 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 fakulteten

    Author : Yahye Khalif; Liiban Cabdirisaaq; [2019]
    Keywords : Microfinance; Islamic microfinance; Microcredits; Women empowerment; Resources; Agency; Achievements; Voice; Self-esteem; Self-reliance; Muslim female entrepreneurship; Islamic belief; Interest in Islam; Tanzania;

    Abstract : 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

  4. 3. Are people living with HIV discriminated by the microfinance market? Evidence from Uganda

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Matilda Byström; Karl Follin; [2017-10-10]
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    Abstract : Microfinance has considered to be the key to end world poverty by serving the poor and vulnerable. In Uganda, the microfinance market has been on a steady rise since 1980; a time when HIV prevalence peaked. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. On the performance of microfinance investment funds - A quantitative study of the financial performance of 83 funds from 1998 to 2015

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Madeleine Brandt; Caroline Nacksten; [2015]
    Keywords : Microfinance investment vehicles; Microfinance investment funds; CAPM; Mutual fund performance; Socially responsible investments;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the financial performance of microfinance investment funds (MFIFs), which are social impact investments investing in microfinance institutions (MFIs). Given that microfinance customers live in developing regions and pursue entrepreneurial businesses, the returns of MFIFs are supposedly uncorrelated with developed markets, and therefore marketed as providing investors with a diversification benefit. READ MORE