{"title":"Islamic Microfinance an Instrument for Poverty Alleviation in Pakistan: A Case Study of Sindh","authors":"A. Shaikh","doi":"10.36941/mjss-2024-0006","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to investigate how Islamic microfinance can be utilised in Pakistan to alleviate poverty and encourage long-term development. Additionally, it examines the fundamental ideas of Islamic finance and the connection between sustainable development and real economies. The survey was conducted in Sindh; Province of Pakistan. It was observed that despite number of non-Muslim are living in Sindh; Islamic Microfinance does not hindered by any religion. The study also discovered that Islamic Microfinance combined with an appropriate framework for monetary and fiscal policy, have a favourable impact on Pakistan's efforts to reduce poverty. \n \nReceived: 10 November 2023 / Accepted: 29 December 2023 / Published: 5 January 2024","PeriodicalId":90922,"journal":{"name":"Mediterranean journal of social sciences","volume":"5 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Mediterranean journal of social sciences","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.36941/mjss-2024-0006","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This study aims to investigate how Islamic microfinance can be utilised in Pakistan to alleviate poverty and encourage long-term development. Additionally, it examines the fundamental ideas of Islamic finance and the connection between sustainable development and real economies. The survey was conducted in Sindh; Province of Pakistan. It was observed that despite number of non-Muslim are living in Sindh; Islamic Microfinance does not hindered by any religion. The study also discovered that Islamic Microfinance combined with an appropriate framework for monetary and fiscal policy, have a favourable impact on Pakistan's efforts to reduce poverty.
Received: 10 November 2023 / Accepted: 29 December 2023 / Published: 5 January 2024