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Sustainability and Outreach: A Comparative Study of MFIs in South Asia and Latin America & the Caribbean

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  • Sefa Kwami Awaworyi
  • Ana Marr

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Previous studies indicate that microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have different operational strategies to MFIs in South Asia (SA). Given the recent emphasis placed on the feasibility of MFIs to achieve the dual goals of outreach and sustainability concurrently, we examine and compare the relationship between sustainability and outreach of MFIs in LAC with MFIs in SA. Our results indicate that trade-offs exist between outreach and sustainability in both regions. However, the severity of trade-off is dependent on which goal MFIs decide to focus on in each region.

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  • Sefa Kwami Awaworyi & Ana Marr, 2014. "Sustainability and Outreach: A Comparative Study of MFIs in South Asia and Latin America & the Caribbean," Monash Economics Working Papers 13-14, Monash University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:mos:moswps:2014-13
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    1. Sefa Awaworyi Churchill & Jeffrey Korankye Danso & Elikem Nyatefe, 2018. "Microfinance Institution Performance: Does the Macroeconomy Matter?," Economic Papers, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 37(4), pages 429-442, December.
    2. Shamima Nasrin & Rajah Rasiah & Angathevar Baskaran & Muhammad Mehedi Masud, 2018. "What determines the financial performance of microfinance institutions in Bangladesh? a panel data analysis," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 52(3), pages 1409-1422, May.

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    Microfinance; Sustainability; Outreach; Financial Performance; South Asia; Latin America;
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