Access to credit may have a direct effect on achieving United Nations (UN) Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) in ending poverty, improving health and education, and …

Lifting the poor from poverty through financial and social inclusion is the ultimate target and
raison d'etre of microfinance. As the most recent literature has recognized, microfinance …

Savings-led microfinance programs operate in poor rural communities in developing
countries to establish groups that save and then lend out the accumulated savings to each …

Social enterprises in the microfinance industry need to adhere to both financial and social
demands. Critics argue that there is a mission drift away from the social mission, and this …

From an unpromising start as' the basket-case'to present day plaudits for its human
development achievements, Bangladesh plays an ideological role in the contemporary …

We explore the relationship between bank branch expansion, financial inclusion, and
profitability for Equity Bank. Unlike traditional banks, including foreign and government …

This paper investigates how competition affects the double-bottom-line performance of
microfinance institutions (MFIs). While classical economic theory highlights that competition …

Over the past two decades, there have been substantial efforts to expand the impact of
microfinance around the world, especially in emerging economies. This commentary and …

In recent years, the microfinance industry has received a substantial amount of cross-border
funding from both public and private sources. This funding reflects the increasing interest in …

Scaling social impact is regarded as the main currency in social enterprise and social
entrepreneurship. Many social enterprises scale their social impact through ecosystem …