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- Apr, 2012Microfinance reporting has something to learn from how university applications and tax returns are filed. Every year in the United States, millions of high school students complete lengthy university admissions applications hoping to secure one or...
- Mar, 2012IntroductionBefore the 2009 financial crisis, it was believed that microfinance institutions (MFIs) were highly resilient to domestic macroeconomic shocks, in particular to contractions of gross domestic product (Krauss and Walter, 2006; Gonzalez, 2007;...
- Sep, 2011This article "Microfinance and the Role of Policies and Procedures in Saturated Markets and During Periods of Fast Growth" evaluates the role that governance, management information systems (MIS), risk management procedures, and lending...
- Aug, 2011Many, although not all, of the problems observed in microfinance sectors recently were triggered by the latest financial crisis and fluctuations in both food and fuel prices. At the same time, many problems began before the most recent financial...
- Jul, 2011Microfinance industry stakeholders increasingly recognize that the social benefits of microfinance cannot be taken for granted. As the boundary between microfinance and traditional finance continues to erode, remaining true to microfinance’s mission can...
- Apr, 2011In the past week, both David Roodman and MFTransparency have posted on the relationship between yields and APRs for microfinance institutions. We are happy to see the dialogue deepen on what we really know about what MFIs charge their clients. Both posts...
- Mar, 2011The just-announced transition of the software listings from CGAP to the MIX Market site gives us a good opportunity to explore one way in which integrating technology providers and MFI data can open up new information for microfinance practitioners....
- Feb, 2011Dans un récent article du New York Times, Muhammad Yunus a proposé que les gouvernements introduisent des lois visant à limiter les taux d'intérêt de 10 à 15 points de plus par rapport au coût du financement pour les institutions de micro-crédit. ...
- Jan, 2011En un artículo de opinión reciente del New York Times, Muhammad Yunus propuso regulaciones gubernamentales para poner en vigencia techos a las tasas de interés de 10 - 15 puntos porcentuales sobre el costo de fondos para instituciones de microfinanzas (...
- Jan, 2011In a recent New York Times opinion piece, Muhammad Yunus proposed government regulation to enforce an interest rate cap of 10 - 15 percentage points over cost of funds for microfinance institutions. The intention of this cap is to prevent profit-...
- Aug 4, 2010MIX Data Brief No. 7: The microfinance industry has long speculated about potential trade-offs between financial and social goals. While struggling to achieve rapid growth, serve more clients, improve portfolio quality, and become financially sustainable...
- Jul, 2010A few months ago we presented a MIX Research Agenda to explore relationships between social and financial performance. Now we are ready to discuss the main results from this research, based on the social performance data collected for 2008. When...
- Dec 1, 2009As the world watched the financial crisis and ensuing economic slowdown unfold in developed economies in late 2008, observers of microfinance braced themselves for the fallout on microfinance institutions, some of which began to appear by the end of 2008...
- Sep 1, 2008To be sustainable businesses, microfinance institutions (MFIs) must cover all expenses with their own revenues. If revenues are more than expenses, the MFI is sustainable and can keep operating without the need for subsidies; if revenues are less than...
- May 1, 2008The largest source of funds for Microfinance institutions (MFIs) remains hard currency loans and donations. Since MFIs must make loans denominated in local currency, they are immediately exposed to foreign exchange rate risk. Furthermore, these...
