Microfinance has played a key role in the fight against exclusion and the promotion of
entrepreneurship in develo** countries. An important question today is how to increase …

The main objective of this paper is to identify the impacts of social globalisation comprised of
personal contacts, information flows and cultural proximity to the financial and social …

Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) strive to alleviate poverty by offering financial access and
services to the poor in society. MFIs play a significant role in a country's social and economic …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to measure the technical efficiency and growth
trajectory of Bangladeshi and Indonesian microfinance institutions (MFIs). The motivation for …

Purpose The purpose of this paper was to investigate the impact of credit risk-taking on
financial and social efficiency and examine the relationship between credit risk, capital …

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unimaginable effect on global economies and
threatens the efficiency and growth trajectory of the banking sector. The pandemic has …

Microfinance is a term commercialized in 1970s by Bangladeshi economist; Mohammad
Younus. It is the provision of tiny loans, mainly agricultural based with tailor-made contracts …

There are very limited studies in the efficiency of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. To the best of our knowledge …

The financial sector plays a critical role in economic growth and economic development
(Beck & Levine 2004; Levine 1998). However, the impact of the financial sector on economic …

Various standards and parameters are being used among microfinance institutions (MFIs) to
assess the efficiency of their operations. In the case of the Philippines, the central bank, the …