Governance structure of microfinance institutions: A comparison of models and its implication on social impact and poverty reduction

• Main Authors: Uddin, Md Nazim, Hamdan, Hamdino, Che Embi, Nor Azizan, Kassim, Salina, Md Saad, Norma
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: HG Finance; HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/73452/1/Ibn%20Khaldun%20Symposium%202.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73452/; http://meeting.ihu.edu.tr/index.php/ihs5/ihs5/paper/view/570

The purpose of this paper is to compare three different models of MFIs, namely microfinance banks (MFB), Microcredit programme (MCP) and rural development scheme (RDS), by focusing on their governance structures, and subsequently analyse their implications on social impact and poverty reduction of t...