One of the main goals in any country is certainly
achieving sustainable development in all fields such as agriculture,
industry and services. Since the major agricultural and livestock
activities is done in rural areas, villagers have an important role in
the development of the agricultural sector and economic development.
Hence financing the poor villagers and supporting them seems to be
necessary.
The use of microfinance services to support the
rural society in contrast with finance problems is one of the new
subjects that followed by the World Bank. The feasibility study of the
establishing the independent Islamic microfinance institution in Iran to
support rural society in achieving to finance sources is the subject
that we follow in this research.
In this research, using library and field studies,
the current situation of microfinance services in supporting the rural
society of Iran in achieving to finance sources is considered and the
feasibility of the quantitative and qualitative development solutions of
these methods through establishing an independent institution named the
Islamic microfinance institution is studied.
The results of the research represent the fact that
establishing of the independent Islamic microfinance institution in Iran
that can respond to financial needs of rural society is economically and
legally feasible
Key Words
Finance, Microfinance, Islamic Microfinance,
Microfinance Institution (MFI), Islamic Microfinance Institution, Rural
Society