Using an econometric approach on panel data collected from 53 microfinance institutions(MFIs) in Uganda over a period … study has also usedsurvey data from 31 non-Bank of Uganda (BOU) regulated MFIs or Tier 4 MFIs, fourBOU-regulated non …

countries after an aggregate income shock. The analysis is based on a data set in which the customer data of the microfinance … microfinance institution. The results support the hypothesis that especially transaction lending contributes to the problem of …

borrowing groups of the microfinance institutions Constanta (Georgia) and FORA (Russia), this study describes to what extent … individual lending mechanism - based on the experience of 130 borrowers of the Microfinance Bank of Georgia – shows that there …

Micro credit or extending small loans for income generating activities to the poor, particularly women in predominantly … credit has liberated the women from poverty and enhanced their empowerment to some extent, it has been seen that, many women … other purposes. It is also seen that women loss direct control of the loan taken in their name. But very little has been …

extends small loans to poor people, mainly women, for self-employment activities thus allowing clients to achieve a better … quality of life. This program is regarded as a very exciting anti-poverty tool for the poorest, especially for women. This … further analyses the impact of microcredit on women?s empowerment. Primary data has been collected from the borrowers of two …

-governmental social protection arrangements such as micro-insurance systems. These are risk-pooling schemes designed for the benefit of … been set up in the Arab world but some very successful examples were found in other world regions. Likewise, micro-insurance …