Challenging Perspectives in Microfinance | Microbanking Bulletin, Spring 2007 (Issue No. 14)

The featured articles and book review of this issue are: “Middle is Not a Four-Letter Word” by David Grace; “Preliminary Thoughts on the Implications of Global Climate Change for Microfinance” by Paul Rippey and Elisabeth Rhyne; “Building Domestic Capital Markets: BRAC’s AAA Securitization” by Shams Zaman and S.N. Kairy; “Microfinance, Efficiency and Public Policy” by Bernd Balkenhol; “Microfinance and its Macro-environment” by Annabel Vanroose; “The Economics of Microfinance” by Chakriya Bowman; “Efficiency” by Isabelle Barrès. In the Bulletin Highlights section, Blaine Stephens discusses The Trend Lines 2003-05, covering 200 MFIs representing 75 countries. In “Resilience of Microfinance to National Macroeconomic Events: A look at MFI asset quality”, Adrian Gonzalez uses econometric analysis to explore current issues in microfinance and further exploit the wealth of data in MIX’s database.

Articles in this issue:

Middle is Not a Four-Letter Word

David Grace

Preliminary Thoughts on the Implications of Global Climate Change for Microfinance

Paul Rippey and Elisabeth Rhyne

Building Domestic Capital Markets: BRAC’s AAA Securitization

Shams Zaman and S.N. Kairy

Microfinance, Efficiency and Public Policy

Bernd Balkenhol

Microfinance and its Macro-environment

Annabel Vanroose

Book Review: The Economics of Microfinance

Chakriya Bowman

Efficiency

Isabelle Barrès, Director for Strategic Development, MIX

Commercialization continues apace

Blaine Stephens, Director of Analysis, MIX

Resilience of Microfinance to National Macroeconomic Events: A look at MFI asset quality

Adrian Gonzalez, Research Analyst, MIX

Trend Lines Tables 2003 - 2005