Browsing Waterloo Research by Author "Weber, Olaf"

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Financing micro-entrepreneurs for poverty alleviation: a performance analysis of microfinance services offered by BRAC, ASA, and Proshika from Bangladesh

Khanam, Dilruba; Mohiuddin, Muhammad; Hoque, Asadul; Weber, Olaf (Springer, 2018-09-18)

Microfinance services have emerged as an effective tool for financing microentrepreneurs to alleviate poverty. Since the 1970s, development theorists have considered non-governmental microfinance institutions (MFIs) as the ...
Fossil fuel divestment strategies: Financial and carbon related consequences

Hunt, Chelsie; Weber, Olaf (Sage, 2018-03-19)

Fossil fuel divestment is discussed controversially with regard to its financial consequences and its effect on decarbonizing the economy. Theory and empirical studies suggest arguments for both, financial underperformance ...
The Impact of Green Lending on Credit Risk in China

Cui, Yujun; Geobey, Sean; Weber, Olaf; Lin, Haiying (MDPI, 2018-06-14)

This study explores China’s green credit policy from a credit risk perspective. Green finance has been growing rapidly in China since the government issued its Green Credit Policy. The objective of this study is to explore ...