Microfinance institutions in Nigeria: issues and research areas

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Nigeria are considered as key players in the microfinance industry in the country.While these institutions are recognized for their significant role in the microfinance industry, as a field of study, MFIs appear to have not been able to attract much research empha...

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Main Authors: Zuru, Nasiru Liman, Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin, Arshad, Darwina
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Language:English
Published: MCSER Publishing, Rome-Italy 2016
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/21373/1/MJSS%207%202%20S1%20455%20460.pdf
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description Microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Nigeria are considered as key players in the microfinance industry in the country.While these institutions are recognized for their significant role in the microfinance industry, as a field of study, MFIs appear to have not been able to attract much research emphasis.The review of past research suggests that both theoretical and empirical contributions in this field remained restricted, particularly in the context of Nigeria.This paper reviews previous works on microfinance in an attempt to identify the issues and provides some suggestions for further research on MFIs in Nigeria.More specifically, the paper emphasizes on the issues neglected in past studies as well as focuses on some of the research areas in the field of MFIs that need to be addressed and investigated empirically
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spelling uum-213732017-04-04T03:06:19Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/21373/ Microfinance institutions in Nigeria: issues and research areas Zuru, Nasiru Liman Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin Arshad, Darwina HG Finance Microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Nigeria are considered as key players in the microfinance industry in the country.While these institutions are recognized for their significant role in the microfinance industry, as a field of study, MFIs appear to have not been able to attract much research emphasis.The review of past research suggests that both theoretical and empirical contributions in this field remained restricted, particularly in the context of Nigeria.This paper reviews previous works on microfinance in an attempt to identify the issues and provides some suggestions for further research on MFIs in Nigeria.More specifically, the paper emphasizes on the issues neglected in past studies as well as focuses on some of the research areas in the field of MFIs that need to be addressed and investigated empirically MCSER Publishing, Rome-Italy 2016-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/21373/1/MJSS%207%202%20S1%20455%20460.pdf Zuru, Nasiru Liman and Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin and Arshad, Darwina (2016) Microfinance institutions in Nigeria: issues and research areas. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 7 (2 S1). pp. 455-160. ISSN 2039-9340 http://doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n2s1p455 doi:10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n2s1p455 doi:10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n2s1p455
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title_short Microfinance institutions in Nigeria: issues and research areas
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