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2012 Microfinanzas Américas: Las 100 mejores

Date: 
October 2012
Author(s): 
Renso Martínez Ramírez in collaberation with the Multilateral Investment Fund

MIX y el Fondo Multilateral de Inversiones se complacen en presentar la edición de 2012 de “Microfinanzas Américas: Las 100 mejores”, nuestra instantánea anual de las 100 instituciones microfinancieras más destacadas de América Latina y el Caribe. Al igual que los tres últimos años, los rankings han sido elaborados con base en el desempeño de las instituciones en tres áreas críticas: alcance, eficiencia y transparencia.

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Latin American and the Caribbean Microfinance Market Trends 2006-2011

Date: 
June 2012
Author(s): 
Renso Martínez Ramírez

MIX presents the “2006-2011 Trends for the Latin American and the Caribbean microfinance market”, an update to the trend report published in August 2011. This report shows the region’s performance based on a variety of indicators in categories such as outreach, growth, credit types, financial structure, and profitability and risk.

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Tendencias 2006–2011 del mercado microfinanciero en América Latina y el Caribe

Date: 
June 2012
Author(s): 
Renso Martínez Ramírez

MIX presenta las “Tendencias 2006-2011 del mercado Microfinanciero en América Latina y el Caribe”, una actualización del reporte de tendencia publicado en mayo de 2011.

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Mapping the financial sector in Rwanda

Date: 
July 2012
Author(s): 
Audrey Linthorst

Rwanda is still very much a nation working towards recovery. In 2000, nearly two-thirds of the population was living below the national poverty line. Five years later, poverty rates remained at nearly 60 percent. However, Rwanda has experienced positive and rapid growth since then, with poverty rates having dropped to 45 percent and still decreasing.

Figure 1: Declining poverty rates in Rwanda

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Mapping the financial sector in Kenya

Date: 
June 2012
Author(s): 
Scott Gaul

Kenya has been among the most frequently-cited countries in discussions of financial inclusion, especially surrounding the rise of mobile money. Given this rapid change, what types of financial services does someone in Kenya have access to today? Is there equal access throughout the country or is it concentrated or missing in certain areas? The Kenya Map of Financial Inclusion (Fig.

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Mapping the financial sector in South Africa

Date: 
May 2012
Author(s): 
Scott Gaul

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p>The South Africa Map of Financial Inclusion maps data on more than 40,000 points of service in South Africa, covering a wider range of providers than in any other survey of the market.

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2011 Asia Regional Snapshot

Date: 
March 2012

Learn about the landscape of microfinance across Asia in 2011. This report contains information on the following topics:

  • An overview of the current microfinance and its growth in the region
  • A snapshot of Asian MFIs’ funding structure
  • A look at profitability, efficiency and risk across Asia
  • A glimpse at India’s microfinance sector, post-crisis
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2011 Middle East & North Africa Regional Snapshot

Date: 
March 2011
Author(s): 
Mélina Djre (MIX), Ranya Abdel-Baki (Sanabel) & Shaimaa Zain (Sanabel)

Learn about the performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Middle East and North Africa in 2010 and 2011 (for countries impacted by the Arab Spring). The following graphs and tables:

  • Provide insight in the Arab Spring’s impact on the microfinance sector
  • Provide an overview of microfinance in MENA
  • Analyze the unique funding landscape of MENA
  • Offer individual market developments snapshots for Morocco and Iraq
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2011 Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Snapshot

Date: 
February 2012
Author(s): 
Audrey Linthorst (MIX) & Antonique Koning and CGAP Africa team

Learn about institutions providing microfinance and other financial services to the poor in Africa in 2011. The following graphs and tables:

  • Provide an overview of all known providers in Africa, with additional data and trends on the major types of providers            
  • Describe the client base and level of financial access achieved across Africa
  • Cover the evolving regulatory environment, with a special focus on changes in consumer protection
  • Analyze the sources of funds for microfinance institutions in Africa
  • Update trends on risk and returns for leading MFIs over the past five years
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Aperçu régional 2011 - Afrique subsaharienne

Date: 
February 2012
Author(s): 
Audrey Linthorst (MIX) & Antonique Koning and CGAP Africa team

En savoir plus sur les institutions de microfinance et sur les services financiers aux populations pauvres d’Afrique en 2011. Les graphiques et les tableaux suivants:

  • Fournissent un aperçu de tous les prestataires connus en Afrique avec des données supplémentaires et les tendances sur les principaux types de prestataires
  • Décrivent la clientèle et le niveau d'accès financier en l'Afrique
  • Couvrent l'environnement réglementaire en pleine évolution avec un accent particulier mis sur l'évolution de la protection des consommateurs
  • Analysent les sources de financement des institutions de microfinance en Afrique
  • Mettent à jour les tendances des risques et des rendements pour les principales IMF au cours des cinq dernières années