Although the word finance is in the term microfinance, and the core elements of microfinance
are those of the finance discipline, microfinance has yet to break into the mainstream or …

Microinsurance has recently received much attention as a promising tool to protect poor
individuals from important shocks. Yet, voluntary demand from people has been low …

Saving promotion interventions have gained momentum in international development in
recent years. Our analysis investigates whether saving promotion can effectively increase …

This paper reviews recent advances in, and challenges for, weather index insurance for
managing drought risk in smallholder agriculture, with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa …

“Microfinance revolution” is the term often applied to the successful expansion of small‐
scale financial services to the poor with high repayment records in developing countries …

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the insurability of risks in microinsurance
markets. Our aim is to enhance the understanding of impediments to and facilitators of …

O presente artigo resulta de uma pesquisa realizada na região Oeste do Cariri, no Estado
do Ceará, nos municípios de Araripe, Santana do Cariri, Assaré e Nova Olinda. O estudo …

Numerous researches have shown that most of low income and poor do not have financial
protection in mitigating their financial losses. The purpose of this paper is to investigate …

This study uses a randomized control trial to evaluate the outcome of integrating money
management and entrepreneurial training into a microcredit program in India. We find …

Microfinance is the provision of financial services to the financially excluded, usually the
poor. We use literature reviews and descriptive research to present different aspects of the …