2009 Report on Microfinance in Brazil now available in PortugueseMIX releases Portuguese version of its Brazil Analysis & Benchmarking Report, which includes data from 27 MFIs across the country
The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) has just released the Portuguese version of its latest report on the microfinance sector in Brazil.
The 2009 Brazil Microfinance Analysis & Benchmarking Report examines outreach and scale, funding structure, financial performance, efficiency and productivity, and portfolio quality of the microfinance market in Brazil.
MIX Releases French Translation of its 2009 Arab Microfinance Report
Microfinance Information Exchange has just published the French version of its 2009 Arab Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report.
The report includes benchmarks based on data from 54 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in 10 Arab countries and trend data from 35 MFIs covering the period from 2006 to 2008.
Upcoming Academic Courses in Microfinance by MIXMIX Experts to Teach Courses on Financial, Social Performance in Turin and Madrid
Two of Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX)’s staff will lead courses at microfinance educational institutes. The diversity in the scope of the two courses, with one on financial and the other on social performance, reflects MIX’s broad industry expertise.
New country-level microfinance analysis from MIX!MIX releases new feature: Country Briefings
Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) has just released its initial set of Country Briefings (Beta), now available on MIX Market! Drawing on the breadth of MIX’s most current MFI data as well as comprehensive research and our sector expertise, these briefings provide a concise snapshot of the microfinance market, supply and demand, funding structure, and MFI performance for each country.
2009 Report on Microfinance in Africa now available in FrenchMIX releases French version of its Africa Analysis & Benchmarking Report, which includes data from 195 MFIs across the region
The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) has just released the French version of its latest report on the microfinance sector in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The 2009 Africa Microfinance Analysis & Benchmarking Report, produced in partnership with CGAP, examines key growth trends, major legal and regulatory changes, funding for microfinance, and performance of MFIs throughout the region.
MIX releases new dataset on MFI funding structure
As the impacts of the global financial and economic crises unfold within the microfinance industry, it is becoming increasingly important to know more about the underlying financing of MFIs. The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) has released new Funding Structure Data that provides this information, allowing MIX Market users to answer questions such as:
New report on funding sources for MFIs facing the most difficulty acquiring financing MIX’s Data Brief No. 6 explores the funding relationships for MFIs in the lowest quartile in terms of size, age, profitability, and portfolio quality
The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) has released a report by its lead researcher Adrian Gonzalez that draws on data from MIX’s new Funding Structure Data to provide information on funding patterns among those microfinance institutions (MFIs) that might find more difficulty in obtaining financing.
New research released from MIX on microfinance growth ratesData Brief No. 5 explores relationship between growth rates and MFI resources, portfolio quality
The Microfinance Information Exchange has just released a new paper from Lead Researcher Adrián González which investigates the relevance of a strictly growth-centered analysis for understanding microfinance institution (MFI) portfolio quality.
Data Brief No. 5: Is Microfinance Growing too Fast? provides analysis based on data from 821 MFIs that reported to MIX Market on the period from 2000 to 2008.
Rockefeller Foundation funds data-sharing between Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) and Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)Data exchange will result in increased transparency and comparability across microfinance and the broader impact investing industry
The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) has been awarded a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to work with the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) to develop a structured data feed that will enable the GIIN Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS) initiative to access financial and social performance data from more than 1,800 microfinance institutions (MFIs) currently reporting to MIX.
Sign up to be a test pilot for new MIX servicesGet previews of MIX Market features and more!
Starting in July, Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) will launch services that offer new or significant upgrades to products we have offered in the past.
Examples of these services include interim data (primarily on a quarterly basis) for a subset of MFIs and up-to-date country briefings on MIX Market. These services require a lot of investment to develop and maintain, so they may become premium offerings in the future, available to paying subscribers.
