An empirical analysis of Thai village funds and saving groups’ financial performance
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) play an important role in enabling poor households to escape poverty. MFIs cannot help borrowers if their own performance is poor. This study evaluates financial performance of Village Funds (VFs) and Saving Groups for Production (SGPs) to determine how well the MFIs...
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doaj-2a996040e8184ac29f1b2de8fc003a632020-11-25T02:59:35ZengLLC "CPC "Business Perspectives"Banks and Bank Systems1816-74031991-70742020-06-0115215316610.21511/bbs.15(2).2020.1413608An empirical analysis of Thai village funds and saving groups’ financial performanceWittawat Hemtanon0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9038-5500Christopher Gan1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5618-1651Ph.D. student, Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, Lincoln University, Ellesmere Junction Road, LincolnPh.D., Professor, Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, Lincoln University, Ellesmere Junction Road, LincolnMicrofinance institutions (MFIs) play an important role in enabling poor households to escape poverty. MFIs cannot help borrowers if their own performance is poor. This study evaluates financial performance of Village Funds (VFs) and Saving Groups for Production (SGPs) to determine how well the MFIs are performing financially and how to improve the institutions’ future performances. The study evaluates MFIs’ performance, including MFI characteristics, outreach, productivity, financial structure and financial performance. Data are collected from the annual reports of MFIs between 2014 and 2016. VF and SGP annual reports were collected by the Government Savings Bank between 2014 and 2016. Data are analyzed using descriptive statistics, such as means, to compare the VFs’ and SGPs’ performance. The result shows that SGPs are bigger than VFs in terms of the average number of members and borrowers. However, VFs provide more loans than SGPs to poorer clients. In terms of loan management, SGP staff are more efficient than VF staff. SGPs’ profits are significantly higher than VFs’ profits. In the context of financial structure, SGPs are funded through member deposits, while VFs receive government subsidies. The results indicate that both VFs and SGPs are profitable and financially sustainable.https://businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/13608/BBS_2020_02_Hemtanon.pdffinancial structuremicrofinance institutional characteristicsmicrofinance institutionsoutreachproductivity |
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Wittawat Hemtanon Christopher Gan An empirical analysis of Thai village funds and saving groups’ financial performance Banks and Bank Systems financial structure microfinance institutional characteristics microfinance institutions outreach productivity |
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An empirical analysis of Thai village funds and saving groups’ financial performance |
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An empirical analysis of Thai village funds and saving groups’ financial performance |
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An empirical analysis of Thai village funds and saving groups’ financial performance |
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Banks and Bank Systems |
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Microfinance institutions (MFIs) play an important role in enabling poor households to escape poverty. MFIs cannot help borrowers if their own performance is poor. This study evaluates financial performance of Village Funds (VFs) and Saving Groups for Production (SGPs) to determine how well the MFIs are performing financially and how to improve the institutions’ future performances. The study evaluates MFIs’ performance, including MFI characteristics, outreach, productivity, financial structure and financial performance. Data are collected from the annual reports of MFIs between 2014 and 2016. VF and SGP annual reports were collected by the Government Savings Bank between 2014 and 2016. Data are analyzed using descriptive statistics, such as means, to compare the VFs’ and SGPs’ performance. The result shows that SGPs are bigger than VFs in terms of the average number of members and borrowers. However, VFs provide more loans than SGPs to poorer clients. In terms of loan management, SGP staff are more efficient than VF staff. SGPs’ profits are significantly higher than VFs’ profits. In the context of financial structure, SGPs are funded through member deposits, while VFs receive government subsidies. The results indicate that both VFs and SGPs are profitable and financially sustainable. |
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financial structure microfinance institutional characteristics microfinance institutions outreach productivity |
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