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Developing new financial institutions in Japan - application of the Grameen Bank Model

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24530382
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Public finance/Monetary economics
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Principal Investigator

BARAI Munim Kumar  立命館アジア太平洋大学, 国際経営学部, 教授 (50584017)

Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) SUZUKI Yasushi  Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, College of International Management, Professor (00350752)
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
KeywordsJapanese FS / Grameen Bank / Japanese MFIs / Ownership Structure / Capitalization / Mode of Lending / Rate of Interest / Monitoring and Repayment / MFIs / Focus Group Discussion / Institutional Structure / Group Lending / Microcredit / Informal Lenders / Micro Enterprise / Micro Finance / Focus Group / Microfinance / Financial Markets / Gray Area / Crowding Out / Experience Survey / Roundtable / GB Model of Microcredit
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The research was devoted to structuring a microfinance institution in Japan modelled upon the 'Grameen Bank' (GB) of Bangladesh. The outcome indicates that any Japanese microfinance institution should be restructured by giving emphasize on size, ownership structure, method of capitalization, mode of lending, areas of financing, rate of interest, monitoring and loan repayment mechanism and so on. On capitalization, an interesting idea has emerged on the initial source of capitalization. Reportedly, different banks in Japan have accumulated a vast amount of unclaimed fund over a period of time. The outcome suggests the development of a legal mechanism to provide initial finance for a microfinance institution from that fund. Private participation may also be assessed. The research resulted in a good number of articles published in research journals. The researcher also visited Bangladesh, India and England for field study and seminar presentations.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (21 results)

All 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Other

All Journal Article (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 11 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Cross Border M&As in Emerging Economies: Evidence from Indian Trends and Future Directions2015

    • Author(s)
      Rabi N Kar, Munim K Barai, Yasushi Suzuki and Minakshi
    • Journal Title

      Transnational Corporations Review

      Volume: 7 (2) Issue: 2 Pages: 190-208

    • DOI

      10.1080/19186444.2015.11658421

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] South Asia in the 21st Century Global Order: Problems, Promises and Positioning2015

    • Author(s)
      Munim Kumar Barai
    • Journal Title

      FOCUS: Journal of International Business

      Volume: 2 (1) Pages: 1-21

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Higher Education in Private Universities in Bangladesh: A Model for Quality Assurance2015

    • Author(s)
      Munim Kumar Barai, Swapan K. Bala, Yasushi Suzuki and Bidyut B. Saha
    • Journal Title

      Evergreen - Joint Journal of Novel Carbon Resource Sciences & Green Asia Strategy

      Volume: 2 (2) Pages: 24-33

    • NAID

      120005668889

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Embedding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Business: Strategic and Institutional Perspective from Bangladesh2015

    • Author(s)
      Munim K. Barai, Swapan K. Bala and Rabi N. Kar
    • Journal Title

      Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development in Emerging Economies, edited by Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi and Roopinder Oberoi (Lexington Books, Lanham [USA], 2015) (Book)

      Volume: - Pages: 211-236

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Toward the Economic Predominance of Japan and China: Their Competitive Trade Strategies Compared2015

    • Author(s)
      Munim Kumar Barai
    • Journal Title

      Asia Pacific World

      Volume: 6 (2) Pages: 64-89

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Energy Security and Sustainability in Japan2015

    • Author(s)
      Munim Kumar Barai and Bidyut B. Saha
    • Journal Title

      Evergreen - Joint Journal of Novel Carbon Resource Sciences & Green Asia Strategy

      Volume: Vol. 2, No. 1 (2015:3) Pages: 50-58

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Understanding the Indo-Japanese Economic Relations in the Asia Pacific Century2015

    • Author(s)
      Munim Kumar Barai
    • Journal Title

      Global Business Review

      Volume: Vol. 16.6

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Islamic Banking and the Grameen Mode of Microcredit in Bangladesh: An Institutional Comparison2013

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki Yasushi, Munim Barai and Sohrab Uddin
    • Journal Title

      Contemporary South Asia

      Volume: 21/4 Issue: 4 Pages: 413-428

    • DOI

      10.1080/09584935.2013.856378

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Success of Microcredit in Bangladesh: Supplementing Group Lending Explanation with Institutional Understanding2013

    • Author(s)
      Munim Kumar Barai and Bishnu Kumar Adhikary
    • Journal Title

      Review of Integrative Business & Economics Research

      Volume: 2 Pages: 471-490

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Microcredit Model in Bangladesh: Evidence of Evolutionary Changes and Socioeconomic Success2012

    • Author(s)
      Munim Kumar Barai
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Society, Economy and Development

      Volume: 1/1 Pages: 31-52

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Socioeconomic Impact of Remittances: A comparative Study of Bangladesh and Vietnam2012

    • Author(s)
      Munim Kumar Barai
    • Journal Title

      Asia Pacific World

      Volume: Vol. 3. No. 1. Pages: 110-139

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] The Japanese Business Model: Is the Japan Inc. Coping Up With Time?2016

    • Author(s)
      Munim Kumar Barai
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Sustainable Business Models: Innovative Strategies and Practices
    • Place of Presentation
      Shyamlal College, University of Delhi, India
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-17
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Japanese and Chinese Investment in South Asia: A Comparative Analysis2015

    • Author(s)
      Munim Kumar Barai
    • Organizer
      13th Asian Business Research Conference on Research for Advancement
    • Place of Presentation
      BIAM, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    • Year and Date
      2015-12-26
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] TPP As A Means for Trade Expansion: The Case of Japan2015

    • Author(s)
      Munim Kumar Barai
    • Organizer
      5th Reading-UNCTAD IB Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Reading University, UK
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-14
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Japanese Choice and The Case of China and South Korea2014

    • Author(s)
      Munim Kumar Barai
    • Organizer
      6 University Conference on "Are We Building a Safer Asia?"
    • Place of Presentation
      Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2014-12-11
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Innovative Micro Enterprises of the Hinterland: Experiences of Their Sustainable Business Models and Practices from India2014

    • Author(s)
      Rabi N Kar and Munim Kumar Barai
    • Organizer
      12th Asia Pacific Conference on "Ethics, Human Security and Sustainability: Knowledge and Practices in Asia Pacific," organized by Ritsumeikan Center for Asia Pacific Studies
    • Place of Presentation
      Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2014-11-02
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The Success of Microcredit Model in Bangladesh: Supplementing ‘Group Lending’ Model with Institutional Understanding2013

    • Author(s)
      Munim Kumar Barai
    • Organizer
      SIBER UniKL 2013 Kuala Lumpur Conference on Interdisciplinary Business and Economics Research
    • Place of Presentation
      クアラルンプール(マレーシア)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Trade Strategies of Japan and China to Their Economic Powerdom: Lessons for India

    • Author(s)
      Munim Kumar Barai
    • Organizer
      Emerging Paradigm of Economic Engagement Between Japan and India: Bridging the Gap Between East and South East Asian Nations
    • Place of Presentation
      India International Center, New Delhi, India
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] The Growing Importance of Indo-Japan Economic Relationship

    • Author(s)
      Munim Kumar Barai
    • Organizer
      Leadership Lecture Series
    • Place of Presentation
      Calcutta Army Institute, Kolkata, India
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] “Microcredit in Bangladesh: Evidencing Evolutionary Changes, Explaining Success and Raising Questions”

    • Author(s)
      Munim Kumar Barai
    • Organizer
      Microcredit and Beyond
    • Place of Presentation
      ダッカ(バングラデシュ)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Remittance-A Means of Socioeconomic Development of Bangladesh

    • Author(s)
      Munim Kumar Barai
    • Organizer
      Seminar on Democratic Development of Bangladesh
    • Place of Presentation
      ダッカ(バングラデシュ)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Invited

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