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A Study of Two Microfinance Models and Their Suitability for Egypt

A Study of Two Microfinance Models and Their Suitability for Egypt

Ahmed Youssry, Brett Winklehake, Jaime A. Lobera
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781522573111|ISBN10: 1522573119|EISBN13: 9781522573128
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7311-1.ch010
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Youssry, Ahmed, et al. "A Study of Two Microfinance Models and Their Suitability for Egypt." Socio-Economic Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 171-195. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7311-1.ch010

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Youssry, A., Winklehake, B., & Lobera, J. A. (2019). A Study of Two Microfinance Models and Their Suitability for Egypt. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Socio-Economic Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 171-195). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7311-1.ch010

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Youssry, Ahmed, Brett Winklehake, and Jaime A. Lobera. "A Study of Two Microfinance Models and Their Suitability for Egypt." In Socio-Economic Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 171-195. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7311-1.ch010

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Abstract

Developing countries around the world strive to implement one of the several current models of microfinance. This study focuses on two models: Grameen Bank, which is considered the change factor for the microfinance field, and Kiva.org, an organization that understood the importance of the Internet and crowdfunding to create a different model of microfinance. The purpose of the study is to analyze these two models and determine which would be more suitable for application in Egypt. This study provides a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT analysis), a financial analysis, and a structural analysis, as well as historical background for both organizations along with a scan for the political, economic, social, and technological infrastructure in Egypt to determine the most suitable microfinance model.

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