Competition in Microfinance: Does It Affect Performance, Portfolio Quality, and Capitalization?

Ashim Kumar Kar and Ranjula Bali Swain

Chapter 11 in Microfinance Institutions, 2014, pp 208-226 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In a competitive set up, by definition, many firms contend for a limited market share. In the financial sector in particular, competition greatly affects consumers’ wealth and financial soundness of banks (Bikker and Bos, 2005). Competition also affects the quality and diversity of products and productive efficiency of financial institutions (Claessens and Laeven, 2005). In the globalized microfinance industry, where competition has become increasingly severe, especially among the MFIs in Bangladesh, East Africa and Latin America, MFIs are struggling for FSS.

Keywords: Market Power; Loan Portfolio; Microfinance Institution; Loan Repayment; Loan Default (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137399663_11

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