... and commercial activity. However, it is imperative to examine more closely the deleterious repercussions of monitoring microfinance institutions, since previous work has established the primordial importance of monitoring and support in the field of microfinance. Practical implications The study posits...

...Peter Nderitu Githaiga Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the percentage of female borrowers moderate the effect of female leadership on financial sustainability of microfinance institutions (MFIs). Design/methodology/approach The study collected an unbalanced panel...

...Mahmoud Ali Hailat; Mohammad W. Alomari; Ala' Bashayreh Purpose This paper investigates the impact of microfinance on poverty gap which is the shortfall in income or consumption expenditures below $1.90, $3.20 and $5.50 per day. The paper’s primary goal is to investigate how microloans have...

...Sydney Chikalipah Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the empirical relationship between microsavings and the financial performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Design/methodology/approach The approach in this paper is decidedly empirical...