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The Role of Governance Structures on Outreach and Sustainability of Medium-Size Microfinance Institutions

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The Bangladeshi microfinance institution has grown and changed during the last decade. Medium-size Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in this South Asian country have helped alleviate poverty and boost economic growth by offering financial services to disadvantaged people. This chapter analyses Bangladesh’s medium-size MFIs’ 2013–2022 descriptive data. The research covers sustainability, outreach, governance structure, and control factors, revealing the country’s changing microfinance environment.

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    Md Nazim Uddin

  2. Department of Business Administration (Finance), International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Uddin, M.N. (2024). The Role of Governance Structures on Outreach and Sustainability of Medium-Size Microfinance Institutions. In: Role of Governance in Microfinance Sustainability. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0534-4_5

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