Impact of microcredit programmes on participants’ behaviour in Malaysia: an overview / Zuraidah Mohamed Isa ... [et al.]

• Main Authors: Mohamed Isa, Zuraidah, Ibrahim, Dahlia, Ahmad Zabib, Zaiful Affendi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: UiTM Cawangan Kedah 2021
• Subjects: Credit. Debt. Loans; Commercial credit. Commercial loans. Credit management
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/56257/1/56257.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/56257/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

The idea of microcredit is not new. It was introduced in the 1970s by Professor Muhammad Yunus, who was actively involved in poverty alleviation programmes. In 1976, he visited very poor households in the village of Jobra. He used his own money to provide financial assistance to 42 poor individuals....