Outreach, Sustainability and Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions in Nepal

Sabin Subedi and Dipesh Karki

Bhutan Journal of Business and Management, 2022

Abstract: Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) provide financial services to those who have no access to finance and are hence considered a tool for poverty alleviation. However, the clear relationship between the depth of the MFIs and their sustainability is still lacking as there is an ongoing debate on whether the two components complement each other or whether there exists a tradeoff. This study applied the panel regression analysis to the data from 44 MFIs of Nepal from 1999 to 2019 and explored the inter-relationship between depth and sustainability of MFI in the Nepalese context. In addition to the two variables of interest, this study further analyses the interaction effect of operational efficiency. The findings show a significant tradeoff relationship between outreach and sustainability at a 99% confidence interval, further moderated by operational efficiency. As a result of increased operational efficiency, MFIs can have better outreach and sustainability. These findings can thus provide a better policy prescription that promotes operational efficiency and ultimately improve both the outreach and sustainability of MFIs.

Keywords: microfinance institutions; depth of outreach; financial sustainability; operational efficiency; Nepal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.17102/bjbm.v5.4

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