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  • March 2005
    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 ...
  • November 2002
    Featured Articles Definitions of Selected Financial Terms, Ratios, and Adjustments for Microfinance Roundtable Comparing Apples to Oranges: Using MFI Ratings Alice Nègre and Karen Maguire Trends in Latin American ...
  • March 2001
    Featured Articles Measuring Client Retention Rich Rosenberg Book Review: Brand and Gerschick’s Maximizing Efficiency Robin Young Book Review: Campion’s Improving Internal Control Luis Schunk Bosnian MFIs:...
  • November 2001
    Featured Articles Transparency Initiatives Isabelle Barrès and Geetha Nagarajan In Search of Credibility: Transparency and the Microfinance Industry Robert Peck Christen Performance Monitoring by Affiliate Networks...
  • July 1999
    Featured Articles Measuring Unit Loan Costs William Gheen, Diego Jaramillo and Nathalie Pazmino Do Asian MFIs Access Funds from Commercial Banks? Ruth Goodwin-Groen Effective Governance and Performance Benchmarking...
  • February 2000
    Featured Articles Unorthodox Microfinance: The Seven Doctrines of Success David C. Richardson Credit Unions: Efficient and Profitable Financial Intermediaries Jennifer McDonald More Bang for the Buck: Improving ...
  • December 2000
    Featured Articles Reassessing the Financial Viability of Village Banking: Past Performance and Future Prospects Gary Woller A Business Model for Going Down Market: Combining Village Banking and Credit Unions Kathleen Stack and...
  • July 1998
    Featured Articles The Yin and Yang of Microfinance: Reaching the Poor and Sustainability Elisabeth Rhyne The Asian Financial Crisis: Some Implications for Microfinance Paul McGuire A Tribute to Sugianto Marguerite...
  • April 2006
    The featured articles, and book review of this issue are: “Overview of the Outreach and Financial Performance of Microfinance Institutions in Africa” by Anne-Lucie Lafourcade, Jennifer Isern, Patricia Mwangi, and Matthew Brown; “...
  • August 2006
    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...
  • April 2007
    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...
  • August 2007
    The feature articles of this issue of the MicroBanking Bulletin include “Environment and Social Risk Management: The FMO Approach,” detailing how to manage the environmental and social risk in microenterprises. “The Landscape of...
  • Feb 23, 2010
    For the third year running, MIX presents its Composite Ranking of the performance of microfinance institutions. Based on data published on MIX Market, the MIX Global 100 Composite Ranking attempts to provide a composite picture of MFI performance using a...
  • The Bulletin Tables are designed to present performance benchmarks against which managers and directors of microfinance institutions can compare their institution’s performance with that of similar institution. Since the microfinance industry consists of...
  • Recent developments in the financing of microfinance have focused on the underlying microfinance portfolio. In the case of the BRAC securitization described in detail in this issue of the MicroBanking Bulletin, this can mean the packaging and selling of...