Browsing by Author "Mukorera, S."

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    Deposits and financial sustainability of deposit-taking microfinance institutions: evidence from low income Sub-Saharan Africa
    (Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2024) Moyo, Z.; Mukorera, S.; Nyatanga, P.
    This study examined the relationship between deposits and financial sustainability of Deposit-taking Microfinance Institutions (DTMFIs) due to a number of such institutions having collapsed previously in Africa. Panel data spanning 2006 to 2017 from the Microfinance Information Exchange of 64 DTMFIs sampled across 18 Low Income Sub-Saharan Africa (LISSA) countries was utilised. Through probit regression, the study found that the likelihood of attaining financial sustainability by the LISSA DTMFIs is negatively affected by small scale deposits, unfavourable loan loss provisions, deteriorating loan portfolio quality and costly branch coverage. The study recommends low cost, large scale deposit operations, efficiency in managing operating expenses, credit enhancements and restrictive deposit-taking licencing.
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    OUTREACH AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY: A DEPOSITORY MICROFINANCE PERSPECTIVE: Evidence from Low Income Sub-Saharan Africa
    (Journal of Applied Economics and Business, 2022-09) Moyo, Z.; Mukorera, S.; Nyatanga, P.
    This article examined the relationship between outreach and financial sustainability of 64 Deposit-taking Microfinance Institutions sampled across 18 Low Income Sub-Saharan African countries. The System Generalized Method of Moments was employed utilising 2006-2017 panel data that was obtained from the Microfinance Information Exchange. The estimated results revealed that there is no significant relationship between financial sustainability and outreach depth but financial sustainability is negative and significantly related to outreach breadth. The study concluded that there is neither mission drift nor a trade-off in outreach depth but a trade-off exists in outreach breadth in depository microfinance. The practical implication is that Deposit-taking Microfinance Institutions should develop appropriate deposit products for each market segment identified and also leverage on cost-efficient deposit-taking methods such as the use of agents and mobile phone banking technology. The policy recommendation is that mobile phone use should be followed by reduction of the transaction costs through subsidisation.