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- Mar, 2012Learn 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 regionA snapshot of Asian MFIs’ funding structureA look at...
- Feb, 2012Learn 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...
- Nov, 2011Growth slows, followed by the decline The 2010 crisis in Andhra Pradesh (AP) halted the rapid expansion of the Indian microfinance market, causing a high concentration of microfinance institutions in AP to become unsustainable. For the first time,...
- Oct, 2011MIX and the Multilateral Investment Fund are pleased to present the 2011 edition of “Microfinance Americas: The Top 100,” our annual snapshot of 100 leading microfinance institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean. As in the last two years, the...
- Oct, 2011MIX y el Fondo Multilateral de Inversiones se complacen en presentar la edición de 2011 de “Microfinanzas Américas: Las 100 mejores”, nuestra instantánea anual de las 100 instituciones microfinancieras más destacadas de América Latina y el Caribe. Al...
- Jul, 2011In a post on the FAI blog, Timothy Ogden asked whether the standard microcredit model depends on growth. Since growth has been a central focus following several recent crises, this is a very worthwhile question. Here, we will look a little bit at what...
- May, 2011How can we define responsible financial performance? This is part three of a four-part series covering our current state of knowledge about the relationship between key financial and social performance indicators, produced as a prelude to the...
- May, 2011How can we define responsible financial performance? This is part two of a four-part series covering our current state of knowledge about the relationship between key financial and social performance indicators, produced as a prelude to the...
- May, 2011Last week, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued new regulations for microfinance providers, based on the conclusions of the Malegam Committee. Since the regulations contain several provisions that can be analyzed using public data on the sector, we...
- Apr, 2011In a comment to our post on cost and profitability in microfinance, John DeWit from SEF – ZAF raised the point that some MFIs may “charge high rates but...not make high returns because of large loan write-offs.”This presents a perfect opportunity to look...
- Mar, 2011Risk is at the heart of financial intermediation, and microfinance is no exception. Since 2008, considerable attention has been focused on the effects of the financial crisis on microfinance institutions (MFIs). However, most discussions on the...
- Mar, 2011How much of an effect did the global economic and financial crisis have on the microfinance sector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA)? Written in partnership with CGAP, the 2010 Eastern Europe and Central Asia Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking...
- Mar, 2011The 2010 Arab Benchmarking Report presents the latest regional trends based on a sample of 37 MFIs from 7 countries (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, and Yemen) as well as the most recent developments based on 55 Arab MFIs from 9...
- Mar, 2011Recent commentary on microfinance has focused on the idea that there is a big problem with excess commercialization driven by greedy for-profit microcredit lenders. Perceptions of uncontrolled growth and excessive interest charged to vulnerable low...
- Mar, 2011Since 2008 and after more than a decade of strong growth, the microfinance sector of the WAEMU experienced a slowed growth due to indirect effects of the financial crisis, which led to a slowdown of certain categories of economic actors. Growth was also...
