Banking and Microfinance Institution Partnerships - A Comparative Analysis of Cambodia and Australia

This book examines partnerships between commercial banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs). It demonstrates that when set up properly, these partnerships have the potential to develop and enhance the financial inclusion agenda, and further support sustainable development.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Microfinance, banking sector, and partnerships: a broad overview 3. Partnership dynamics from a developing country context: a case study in Cambodia 4. Partnership dynamics from a developed country context: Case study in Australia 5. Challenges in partnerships between MFIs and banks 6. Strategies in forming and maintaining partnerships: success factors 7. Benefits in partnerships between MFIs and banks 8. Comparative analysis of case studies from developing and developed countries 9. Conclusion

About the author

Don Chandima Padmaperuma completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and is now working as an operations manager at a leading bank in Australia. He has over 20 years of experience in the financial sector, including development and commercial banking in Sri Lanka and Australia.

Summary

This book examines partnerships between commercial banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs). It demonstrates that when set up properly, these partnerships have the potential to develop and enhance the financial inclusion agenda, and further support sustainable development.

Product details

• Authors: Don Chandima Padmaperuma
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.03.2023
• EAN: 9781032170442
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3217044-2
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Routledge Explorations in Development Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Australia, Banking, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Cambodia, Political Economy, Microeconomics, Credit and credit institutions, Credit & Credit Institutions