The Role of Islamic Microfinance Banks in Promoting the Social Welfare: A Case Study of Yobe Microfinance Bank
SHERIFF MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM,
TIJJANI MUHAMMAD
Abstract:The study assesses the Islamic Microfinance Bank’s role in promoting customers’ social welfare, using the newly developed products of Yobe Microfinance Bank to encourage inclusion and alleviate poverty in the Yobe communities. Yobe State is ranked bottom as the poorest in the region and scores low on human development and poverty alleviation. It indicates low education rates, poor implementation of government policies on poverty, and a high financial exclusion rate. The study adopted a qualitative approach usi… Show more
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