Purpose This study investigates both internal and external stakeholders' views on the
objectives and measures of performance of Indonesian Islamic microfinance banks (IMFBs) …

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 …

Purpose The study aims to focus on data envelopment analysis for assessing the
microfinance institutions (MFIs) efficiency over the footings of its undesirable output, ie non …

This paper investigates the relationship between the financial performance and social
performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs) from 10 countries of the Middle East and …

The performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs) is analysed over 2004–2015 on a
sample of 67 MFIs in the Middle East and North Africa regions. It includes a subsample of 18 …

In this study we examine the technical efficiency of commercial banking sector of Pakistan. In
recent past Pakistan's commercial banking is making substantial investment and up …

Abstract Major challenges of Islamic Microfinance institutions (IMFIs) are sustainability, funds
constriction, high operating cost, low market penetration and their effectiveness for poverty …

Pakistan's banking system is one of the safest banking systems in the world with attraction of
considerably high profitability but the cost dimension is still under-researched. This research …

In recent years, all over the world, governments are much concerned about setting targets in
order to achieve better efficiency of public goods. In Pakistan, the government of Punjab is …

The main objective of this study was to explore the successful level of poverty alleviation
strategies in Zanzibar and point out how zakat institution could be an effective alternative to …