Dr. Waqar Akram
Associate Professor, Sukkur Institute Of Business Administration, Sukkur
Is Mission Drift Proving To Be More Successful For Microfinance Institutions In South Asia During Financial Crisis Period?
A question facing Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) is that if they can attract commercial capital in the times of economic crisis period for facing financing problem. Though donations have made huge contributions to microfinance development and poverty alleviation to date, an effort to scale-up funding from this usual source has been a rising task. It is argued that huge resources of

Waqar Akram
Associate Professor, Sukkur Institute Of Business Administration, Sukkur
Sustainable Microfinance Institutions In Sri Lanka During Financial Crisis Time Horizon
The study analyzes the efficiency and sustainability of Microfinance Institutions in Sri Lanka during financial crisis time period for 2008 and 2009. For this course firstly Data Envelopment Analysis is applied to measure efficiency and then sustainability check is tested. The results reveal that medium sized institutions are more efficient and low transaction cost is revealed in operating expense heads

Waqar Akram
Associate Professor, Sukkur Institute Of Business Administration, Sukkur
Efficiency Analysis And Sustainability Of Microfinance Institutions In South Asian Region: A Dea Application
The study analyzes the efficiency of 170 Microfinance Institutions in South Asian region during the period of 2008-2009, using data envelopment analysis (DEA) methodology. The worthy results prove that forty nine institutions are relatively efficient, and also exposes that the size of the MFIs have a negative effect on their efficiency given that the MFIs of modest size are more

Dr. Waqar Akram
Phd, Associate Professor, Department Of Business Administration, Institute Of Business Administration, Sukkur, Pakistan
Foreign Exchange Exposure Of Firms Using Different Time Horizons: Evidence From Three Industries Of Pakistan
This study explores foreign exchange rate exposure using 59 non-financial firms listed on Karachi stock exchange. The time period of the research is 2006- 2010. Exchange rates such as Rupees to US dollar, Rupees to yen, Rupees to UK pound and Rupees to Euro are taken against individual firm’s value in linear model, to recognize foreign exchange exposure in weekly

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