4 research outputs found
Governance and performance of microfinance institutions in Mediterranean countries
This paper examines empirically the relation between governance mechanisms and the performance of EuroâMediterranean microfinance institutions (MFIs) in terms of outreach and sustainability. Specifically, we found that performanceâbased compensation of managers is not associated with better performance of MFIs. The results identify tradeâoffs between MFIs outreach and sustainability depending on larger board size, and on higher proportion of unaffiliated directors. Moreover, the study shows that the more women there are on the board the better the performance, and reveals that external governance mechanisms help MFIs to achieve better financial performance. This study also allows us to distinguish other factors leading to better sustainability such as Regulation, and the use of individual lending methodology. However, the MFIs, active as NGOs, seem to be more consistent with their social mission than with their financial performance.
First Publish Online: 14 Oct 201
Déterminants de la durée de retard de remboursement des microcrédits individuels: application l'un modÚle de durée
The purpose of this research is to analyze the determinants of the duration of repayment
delay in the individual microcredits granted by the Tunisian microfinance institutions.
The methodology adopted in this analysis is relatively recent in the field of
economic sciences. It consists of an analysis through the duration models on the data
relating to 156 borrowers. Results show that both the nature of the business and the
borrowerâs business experience strongly reduce the duration of delay. Nevertheless;
the legal statute of the business (formal or informal); the guarantor; and the presence
of other lending institutions in the same geographical area offering the same service;
are factors that affect positively the delays of repayment. The managerial implications
of the found results were also discussed.Lâobjectif de cet article est dâanalyser les dĂ©terminants de la durĂ©e de retard de remboursement
dans les microcrédits individuels octroyés par les institutions de microfinance tunisiennes. La
méthodologie adoptée dans cette analyse est relativement récente dans le domaine des sciences
Ă©conomiques. Il sâagit dâune analyse par les modĂšles de durĂ©e sur les donnĂ©es relatifs Ă 156
emprunteurs. Nos rĂ©sultats montrent que le secteur dâactivitĂ© de lâemprunteur et son expĂ©rience
dans son domaine dâactivitĂ© rĂ©duisent fortement la durĂ©e de retard. NĂ©anmoins, le statut
juridique de lâactivitĂ© entreprise (formel ou informel), la possession dâun garant, et la prĂ©sence
dâautres institutions de microfinance dans la mĂȘme zone gĂ©ographique offrant le mĂȘme
service, sont des facteurs qui alimentent les retards de remboursement. Les implications managériales
des résultats trouvés ont été également discutées
Le crédit scoring: une nouvelle voie pour réduire les problÚmes de remboursement et améliorer la performance des IMFs
The aim of this research is to develop a scoring model using logistic regression applied
to 496 individuals loans from Tunisian MFIs. The results show that the gender, the credit
rationing, the house property, other sources of wealth, a fixed wage, and finally the age
of the institution are negatively correlated with the probability of default. However,
the marital status, the guarantor, the presence of other lending institution, contracting
loan in order to implement a new project are positively correlated with the probability
of default. The reject inference analysis has shown the consistency of the modelâs prediction
with the institution decision. Moreover, it made it possible to escape to the subjective
judgments of the loan officers.Lâobjectif de cette recherche est de dĂ©velopper un modĂšle de crĂ©dit scoring en utilisant un Ă©chantillon
de 496 emprunteurs individuels des IMF Tunisiennes. Les résultats ont montré que le
genre, le rationnement du crĂ©dit, la possession dâune maison, dâautres sources de richesse, un revenu
permanent, et finalement lâĂąge de lâassociation sont nĂ©gativement corrĂ©lĂ©s avec la probabilitĂ©
de dĂ©faut. Cependant, il sâest avĂ©rĂ© que lâĂ©tat civil, la possession dâun garant, la prĂ©sence
dâautres institutions dans la mĂȘme zone gĂ©ographique, contracter un prĂȘt afin de mettre en
oeuvre un nouveau projet, sont positivement corrélés avec la probabilité de défaut. La prise en
compte des cas rejetés dans un second modÚle (modÚle corrigé), a montré une certaine cohérence
entre les prĂ©dictions du modĂšle et les dĂ©cisions de rejet de lâinstitution et a permit Ă©galement
dâĂ©chapper aux jugements subjectifs des agents de crĂ©dit
The Impact of the Removal of the Multi-Fiber Arrangements on Tunisian Textile and Clothing Exports
Textileâclothing, Dismantling, Multi-Fiber Arrangements, Exports, Tunisia, European Union, F1, F53,