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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
computer science
Financial sustainability and poverty outreach within a network of village banks in Cameroon: A multi-DEA approach
European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 234, No. 1, Year 2014
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Description
Microfinance institutions face a double bottom-line. They perform financial tasks by giving microcredits to their customers and support projects aiming at reducing poverty. In doing so, they have to be financially self-sufficient and to target poor people excluded from the traditional financial systems. However, a trade-off may exist between financial sustainability and poverty outreach for these institutions. By using a multi-DEA approach, this paper shows that even if a trade-off exists for 15% of the MC2 (Mutuelles Communautaires de Croissance) in Cameroon, there is no trade-off for 46% of them. In order to increase, without trade-off, financial and social performance of inefficient MC2, a benchmarking approach combing DEA and performance indicators has been developed. DEA is used for identifying best-practices and setting benchmarking goals. Performance indicators are used for characterizing areas needing improvements and following the evolution of MC2 toward their goals, i.e., for implementing benchmarking. Complementarity of both approaches provides a tool box for improving financial and social efficiency and reducing the trade-off between financial sustainability and poverty outreach of microfinance institutions. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Piot-Lepetit, Isabelle
France, Montpellier
Marchés, Organisations Institutions et Stratégies D'acteurs Moisa
Nzongang, Joseph
Cameroon, Dschang
University of Dschang
Statistics
Citations: 100
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ejor.2013.10.004
ISSN:
03772217
Study Locations
Cameroon