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Microfinance During the Global Financial Crisis (2007–2009): Are There Lessons from COVID-19?

In: Banking Resilience and Global Financial Stability

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  • Sunil Sangwan
  • Md Aslam Mia

Abstract

Although many economic, social, and environmental crises have occurred in the past, the recent novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease is believed to have generated the most severe impact worldwide. Motivated by the lack of data from the global microfinance sector with respect to COVID-19, we have attempted to understand the effect of the pandemic on the microfinance industries through the lens of the 2007–2009 Global Financial Crisis (GFC). In so doing, global data of 2,995 microfinance institutions (MFIs) from 2000 to 2018 were analyzed, highlighting the effect of the GFC on the outreach and financial objectives of MFIs. Our assessment revealed that the GFC mostly had a negative impact on the dual goals of MFIs. Most importantly, the GFC triggered the transformation of the legal status of MFIs from Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to other types (e.g., non-bank financial institutions). Similar outcomes are expected in the aftermath of the COVID-19 in the microfinance industries.

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  • Sunil Sangwan & Md Aslam Mia, 2024. "Microfinance During the Global Financial Crisis (2007–2009): Are There Lessons from COVID-19?," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sabri Boubaker & Marwa Elnahass (ed.), Banking Resilience and Global Financial Stability, chapter 14, pages 375-396, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9781800614321_0014
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
    • G2 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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