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MBB ISSUE NO. 10, 2005: FOCUS ON TREND LINES

MBB ISSUE NO. 10, 2005: FOCUS ON TREND LINES

Date: 
March 2005

The tenth edition of the MicroBanking Bulletin introduces the first publication of Trend Lines, a special edition of the MicroBanking Bulletin dedicated to the analysis of trends in retail microfinance performance.

Featured articles

Use Caution When Analyzing Adjusted MFI Performance Data: Adjustment Methodologies May Have Different Impacts

*Fabio Malanchini and Alice Nègre*

Enabling Growth: An Analysis of Compartamos’ Expansion

*Jared Miller*

PADME: An Analysis of Ten Years of Performance

*Margot Brandenburg*

A Review of the Bosnian Microfinance Sector: The Move to Financial Self-Sufficiency

*Mark Berryman and Justyna Pytkowska* The Highlights section, by Blaine Stephens, discusses the sustainability of MFIs over time by reviewing the 60 MFIs that constitute the Trend Lines data set.

Quick summary: 
The tenth edition of the MicroBanking Bulletin introduces the first publication of Trend Lines, a special edition of the MicroBanking Bulletin dedicated to the analysis of trends in retail microfinance performance.