Women's empowerment is essential for socio-economic development as it is considered as
one of the major factors for increasing worldwide development efforts. The influence of …

The aim of this paper is to explore the opportunities and challenges of using blockchain
technology to support microcredit activities of microfinance institutions operating in …

In developing countries, women's empowerment is a major concern. Several efforts were
made to tackle this issue as the aims of poverty reduction and development cannot be …

Purpose This study aims to propose a Sharīʿah-based and information and communication
technology-driven microfinance model (SIMM) to reduce extreme poverty in rural areas …

This paper identifies access to financial capital as having a catalytic role in shaping
households' adaptive capabilities to flood threats in rural Bangladesh. Twenty village-level …

Modelling of indicators of public programs to increase the accessibility of small business
lending, in particular, the indicator of the share of state participation in this lending on the …

Financial inclusion has received widespread attention from policymakers and researchers in
recent years and is viewed in most macroeconomic studies as an engine of economic …

A social business fund is a novel financial instrument that can assist micro-entrepreneurs.
Extensive research has been conducted on the effects of microcredit on the income …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discover the most important productivity
determinants of Yemeni microfinance institutions. In addition, this study tests the most …

Purpose Although microfinance had experienced rapid growth in most developing
economies, multiple borrowing remains a growing concern for practitioners and researchers …