Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are expected to succeed in transforming migrants’ remittances into deposits. Based on an original database including 114 MFIs from Africa, South Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and East Asia and the Pacific, this paper empirically examines the occurrence of this expected success. It tests whether MFIs operating on the remittances market capture more deposits than others. The results exhibit a positive and significant effect of the money transfer activity on the amounts of deposits in MFIs.

(2011). Microfinance institutions on the remittances market: do money transfer activities generate deposits? [journal article - articolo]. In SAVINGS AND DEVELOPMENT. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/28715

Microfinance institutions on the remittances market: do money transfer activities generate deposits?

2011-01-01

Abstract

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are expected to succeed in transforming migrants’ remittances into deposits. Based on an original database including 114 MFIs from Africa, South Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and East Asia and the Pacific, this paper empirically examines the occurrence of this expected success. It tests whether MFIs operating on the remittances market capture more deposits than others. The results exhibit a positive and significant effect of the money transfer activity on the amounts of deposits in MFIs.
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2011
SAVINGS AND DEVELOPMENT
A partir d’une base de données regroupant 114 IMF d’Afrique, d’Asie du sud, d’Amérique latine et Caraïbes, de l’Asie de l’est et du pacifique, cet article se propose de tester l’hypothèse selon laquelle les institutions de microfinance (IMF) sont capables de transformer les transferts d’argent des migrants en dépôts. Plus précisément, il s’intéresse à l’effet de l’activité de transfert d’argent sur les dépôts dans les IMF. Les résultats montrent un effet positif et significatif de ladite activité sur les dépôts.
Mata, RITHA SUKADI
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