| Project/Area Number |
24530382
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Public finance/Monetary economics
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
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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)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
SUZUKI Yasushi Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, College of International Management, Professor (00350752)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| 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)
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| Keywords | Japanese 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 |
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| 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.
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