CAN INVESTMENT IN MICROFINANCE FUNDS IMPROVE RISK-RETURN CHARACTERISTICS OF A PORTFOLIO?
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عنوان ژورنال: Technological and Economic Development of Economy
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2029-4913,2029-4921
DOI: 10.3846/20294913.2014.869514