ABSTRACT Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlight the importance of poverty
reduction, and call for policy implementation that leads to the socio-economic development …

Poverty is a concept that applies to all humans and more seriously to people in the
developing world. The deadly effect of poverty on the poor necessitated a worldwide …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Findings from this Systematic Review on the impact of Microfinance
(MF) interventions suggest an overall positive influence on various outcomes. However, the …

Purpose–The aim of this paper is to establish a linkage between negative global media
news towards Grameen Bank (GB), the largest microfinance organisation in the developing …

Poverty is a pervasive problem in our society. It exists across the world in the different levels.
Around 25% of the population in developing regions lives below the poverty line (United …

There is a widespread belief that providing access to financial services (microfinance) or
reaching the poor with microcredit are perfect solutions to establish a sustainable economy …

Microfinancing is widely perceived to contribute towards social innovation for poverty
reduction. We examined the Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction (CFPR) …

The idea for this book was conceived in 2012 in a small restaurant in one of the back roads
around Gulshan. Totally insulated from the bustling streets, it is easy to forget you are in …

Well-being depends on others and the environment. Our capacity to meet our needs and
pursue a meaningful life is affected by the actions of other people as well as the shared …

Women are an engine for economic growth and a value creator for businesses. Though
women contribute roughly 40-50% of all small business related in developing countries, they …