Gianinazzi, VirginiaCarvalho, Afonso Reste Rodrigues de2024-12-102024-12-102024-01-222023-12-16http://hdl.handle.net/10362/176341This paper delves into the complex socioeconomic problems that Azerbaijan faces and how microfinance could help the nation achieve its goals, particularly the financial inclusion challenges. In an authoritarian country with out-of-control corruption, a poorly diversified economy, and an underway war, microfinance stands as the most transparent and powerful tool to lead economic metamorphosis while improving the social welfare of the financially deprived, who live in the shadow of Baku’s oil mansions. My internship experience and passion for double-bottom-line institutions led me to this field in which I aim to work in the future.engMicrofinancePovertySocioeconomicSustainabilityBankingAzerbaijanmaster thesis203681487