Anniversary Issue | MicroBanking Bulletin, Autumn 2006 (Issue No. 13)

The featured articles and book review of this issue are: “The Changing Face of Microfinance: Closing the Quality Gap” by Elisabeth Rhyne and Maria Otero; “Microinsurance Benchmarking” by Denis Garand, John Wipf and Craig Churchill; “Kiva.org: An Internet Marketplace Connecting MFIs with Social Investors” by Premal Shah and Ben Elberger; ” Joanna Ledgerwood and Victoria White: Transforming Microfinance Institutions: Providing Full Financial Services to the Poor” by Henry Bagazenzya; and “Financial Self-Sufficiency (FSS)” by Isabelle Barrés. In the Bulletin Highlights section, Blaine Stephens presents MIX’s 2005 benchmarks, composed of 446 MFIs, and a pool of 298 MFIs for exploring year-on-year trends.

Articles in this issue:

The Changing Face of Microfinance: Closing the Quality Gap

Elisabeth Rhyne and Maria Otero

Microinsurance Benchmarking

Denis Garand, John Wipf and Craig Churchill

Kiva.org: An Internet Marketplace connecting MFIs with Social Investors

Premal Shah and Ben Elberger

Book Review: Transforming Microfinance Institutions- Providing Full Financial Services to the Poor

Henry Bagazenzya

Financial Self-Sufficiency (FSS)

Isabelle Barres

Record Funding Fuels 2005 Growth Even as Returns Level Off

Blaine Stephens, Director of Analysis, MIX

2005 Benchmark Tables