2005 Bangladesh Microfinance Highlights Report - English
Date:
Oct 25, 2006
The Bangladesh Benchmarking Highlights 2005 is a special report on the state of the much discussed microfinance sector in Bangladesh.
Known for the behemoth scale of its leading microfinance providers, Bangladeshi microfinance still leads the global industry in outreach in 2005. Boosted by strong returns and fueled by some of the lowest transactions costs anywhere in microfinance, Bangladeshi MFIs stand at the leading edge of many aspects of global microfinance performance. Yet one clear 2005 trend has left local service providers behind: commercialization.
