Purpose This paper investigates the impact of microfinance on poverty gap which is the
shortfall in income or consumption expenditures below 1.90, 3.20 and 5.50perday.Thepaper'sprimarygoalistoinvestigatehowmicroloans …

A quasi-experimental design was made under which the target group was compared with a
selected control group across a set of household variables like income, assets positions …

Poverty is a global menace and Pakistan is no exception, about 22% of the population is
living under poverty line on the basis of Head Count Ratio. Micro-credit programs have …

This study examines the impact of microfinance institutions, operating in Malakand Division
Pakistan, on quality of life of the poor population of the region. The principle purpose of the …

Agricultural productivity growth is vital for stimulating growth in all parts of the economy.
Importance of this sector cannot be denied as it feeds people, used as a base for foreign …

The present quantitative study was conducted to explore the Socio-economic effects of
microfinance on agricultural sector. Main objective was to examine socio-economic effect of …

Khushali Bank Limited (KBL) is one of the micro-credit organizations in Pakistan which are
extending micro-credit services to small farmers with the aim to increase agricultural …

The role of microfinance in economic development has been emphasized in the literature.
Recently, a number of microfinance financial institutions have been established in Pakistan …

The present study is empirical in nature and was carried out to assess the impact of group-
based microfinance on income, assets position, savings, employment, literacy and migration …

The majority of Balochistan's population lives in rural areas. One of the primary goals of rural
development interventions is to increase per capita earnings in order to improve community …