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Social Performance Highlights at MFC Annual Conference

MIX recognizes MFIs for social performance reporting

At the MFC Annual Conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, Microfinance Information Exchange, Inc. (MIX) recognized 13 microfinance institutions (MFIs) from Eastern Europe and Central Asia for reporting their 2009 social performance data. AzerCredit of Azerbaijan received the Gold Social Performance Reporting Award, while Nor Horizon of Armenia and DemirBank of Azerbaijan both received the Silver Award.

The Social Performance Reporting Award, sponsored by CGAP, Dell Foundation and Ford Foundation, and powered by MIX, recognizes transparency in social performance reporting.

Ten other MFIs were also recognized for social performance reporting with certificates:

AccessBank, AzerbaijanAzeri Star, Azerbaijan
Bai Tushum, KyrgyzstanCaucasus Credit, Azerbaijan
CredAgro, AzerbaijanKEP, Kosovo
Kompanion, KyrgyzstanSINERGIJA, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Avrasiya Kredit, AzerbaijanImon, Tajikistan


MIX will also be participating in a workshop on Social Performance Management: From Buzzword to Solution as part of the conference events on Thursday, May 27th.

For more information about MIX's efforts in social performance, visit our social performance page or our page on the social performance indicators. Social performance data from 2008 can be found on MIX Market.