Despite the fact that most microfinance institutions (MFIs) were established to reduce poverty, many are starting to look like traditional financial institutions. To expand their outreach and loan ...

At present, there seems to be a consensus on the broad objectives of microfinance—outreach to low-income people and financial sustainability. Given these two objectives, MFIs need to address two ...

The rapid development of microfinance in the last decades, characterised by the increasing value of assets and extensive outreach has raised significant regulation, ownership and governance issues ...

2015. Outreach and Performance of Microfinance Institutions: A Panel Analysis. Applied Economics, 47(18): 1909-1925. Quayes, Shakil. 2012. Depth of Outreach and Financial Sustainability of ...

Reefy Microfinance Enterprise Services has injected EGP 4bn in financing during 2024, pushing the company's total funding ...