This chapter focuses on the literature that discusses the performance of microfinance
institutions (MFIs). It provides a systematic overview of research that analyses the …

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 …

In the microfinance industry an increasing number of providers are undergoing an
institutional transformation from NGO to a shareholder-owned and typically regulated …

The financial sustainability of microfinance institutions (MFIs) is crucial for the continual
existence of the microfinance industry. As a result, emphasis has been placed on the …

Capital structure plays an important role in organizational performance. Sources of funds for
micro-finance institutions (MFIs) and their performance and financial sustainability become …

This meta-analysis reviews existing evidence on the ability of microfinance institutions (MFI)
to achieve social and financial goals simultaneously. Through an initial screen of 3088 …

Recent trends in microfinance, such as commercialization and deposit mobilization,
highlight the importance of investigating the link between sources of funds and performance …

Microfinance is a banking market in which operating costs are high, while non‐performing
loans (NPLs) rates are low. While the existing literature tends to explain that the high …

This paper investigates the effects of revenue diversification on the financial performance of
microfinance institutions (MFIs). The long-standing question about whether financial …

Scope economies resulting from the joint offering of loans and savings accounts (as
opposed to loans only) are customarily invoked to promote the transformation of credit-only …