Performance

La réglementation a-t-elle un impact sur les performances de la microfinance? Le cas du Cameroun

Jean Pierre Fouda Owoundi
African Review of Money Finance and Banking 2010, pp. 29-58

Microfinance regulation is currently a highly debated topic in view of the increasing interest on the issue by the international community. In this paper we investigate its impact on performance of microfinance institutions using OLS regressions [...]

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Ethical investment and Shari’ah-compliant investment compared: can investors benefit from diversification?

Rosylin Mohd. Yusof, Mejda Bahlous and Salina H. Kassim
Savings and Development Vol. 34(2010), No. 3, pp. 389-412

This study assesses the extent of correlation between ethical investment and Shari’ah-compliant investments in different economic situations. By employing a battery of time series investigation techniques, this study aims to determine if the [...]

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Combined microfinance: a conceptual approach revealing relevant knowledge gaps

Koen Rossel-Cambier
Savings and Development Vol. 34(2010), No. 1, pp. 73-95

Globally, many microfinance schemes (MFIs) are gradually shifting their focus from loans-only to multiple financial products, including insurance and savings. This phenomenon, which could be described as combined microfinance (CMF), has received [...]

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