Articles | LSESU Microfinance Society

How prevalent is exploitation by lenders in the microfinance market?

Author: Unnati Singh Publication Date: 24 Apr 2021 Introduction Effective microcredit programs aim to serve marginalized communities with...

Microfinance in the UK: An Overview of Financial Support Available to Microentrepreneurs

Authors: Electa Yeung and Hanlin Li Publication Date: 19 Mar 2021 Microfinance is a type of banking service provided to low-income...

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on MFIs in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh

Authors: Cornelius Chong and Megha Ranjan Publication Date: 01 Mar 2021 Introduction March 2020 saw one of the largest economic and...

In collaboration with MicroLoan Foundation: Agricultural Loans and Income and Gender Equality

To what extent can microfinance institutions use agricultural loans and training to reduce income and gender inequality in Zambia? By...

Interviews with Spark:York and HQ Creative Arts Network (HQ CAN)

Authors: Baron Li and Eldric Lem This summer, the LSESU Microfinance Research Team spoke to entrepreneurs across the UK to learn more...

2019/2020: Year In Review

Despite being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019/2020 academic year was an eventful year for the LSESU Microfinance Society....

Pitfalls of Microfinance: A Silver Bullet?

Authors: Ariel Chng, Jan Jakob-Kruger, Gopal Modi & Andrea D’Souza Introduction In recent decades, the wave of microfinance has rolled...

Youth Entrepreneurship in the UK: Moving Forward

Authors: Stefanus Phan & Goh Hui Min Introduction In 2011, in the face of staggering youth unemployment figures, British business magnate...