Financial technology, or simply 'fin-tech', is increasingly seen as one of the key tools to
facilitate poverty reduction and local economic development. One article in particular by …

Digital finance has changed the landscape of financial service provision worldwide. China in
particular, with a booming fintech sector and large numbers of users, is at the forefront of the …

Addressing concerns of justice related to energy has gained increased international
attention with the adoption of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. However …

Microfinance services have emerged as an effective tool for financing micro-entrepreneurs
to alleviate poverty. Since the 1970s, development theorists have considered non …

To promote women's empowerment, numerous programs provide economic services meant
to increase women's access to economic resources in the household. However, women's …

The microcredit sector in Cambodia has enjoyed an astonishing rise to global prominence
since the early 1990s. As even CEOs and senior managers working in Cambodia's …

The microcredit model was introduced into Cambodia in the 1990s and it was expected to
make a major contribution to rebuilding and developing the country in the aftermath of a …

Key to China's plans to promote rural development is the de-marginalisation of the
countryside through the incorporation of rural areas into the urban-based market-oriented …

Microfinance institutions play essential roles in poverty reduction in Indonesia. However, its
practices are often insensitive to local values. Using postcolonial theories, this article …

The relationship between international evidence, politics and policy is never straightforward.
Politicians sometimes cite comparative findings from social science evidence collected and …