Browsing Finance & Economics by Author "Elgammal, Mohammed M"
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Are donor funds used effectively? An examination of Islamic and conventional microfinance institutions
( Emerald Publishing , 2023 , Article)Purpose This study aims to compare the nexus between donations to Islamic and conventional microfinance institutions (MFIs) and their credit risk, financial performance and social outreach. Design/methodology/approach The ... -
Credit risk in Islamic microfinance institutions: The role of women, groups, and rural borrowers
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Using international data, we find that Islamic MFIs experience reduced credit risk by offering more groups loans, serving more women, and serving more borrowers in rural locations. Conventional MFIs benefit from fewer group ... -
Does the extent of branchless banking adoption enhance the social and financial performance of microfinance institutions?
( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)We examine the impact of the extent of branchless banking adoption on the social and financial performance of an international sample of microfinance institutions (MFIs). We find that increasing the number of branchless ... -
The impact of ownership structure and corporate governance on capital structure decisions in the UAE
( Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , 2022 , Article)This paper investigates how ownership and corporate governance influence the capital structure decisions within an emerging market context, namely the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 2008 to 2019. We employ panel models ...
