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- May 3, 2010Over the last decade, the microfinance sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has capitalized on positive developments that have led to increased outreach and improved performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs). MFIs wrapped up 2007 with impressive...
- Feb 10, 2010Results obtained as of the closing of 2008 showed important changes in microfinance trends in Mexico over the last two years. High returns for microfinance institutions (MFIs) suffered a significant setback and even moved in a negative direction for most...
- Mar 4, 2010The microfinance industry in LAC in 2008 continued to grow though at a diminished rate. The credit portfolio expanded by about 13.937 billion USD but growth slowed to an annual rate of 13.6 percent after experiencing growth of 37.1 percent in 2007. In...
- Dec 2, 2009The microfinance sector in Tajikistan has played an important role in increasing access to finance for the country’s population in the last five years. There are 12 commercial banks, seven credit societies, and 88 microfinance institutions (MFIs)...
- Feb 15, 2010In 2008, the microfinance sectors in many countries of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region continued on a path of positive but slower growth as the effects of the financial and economic crisis were felt in the last months of the year....
- Dec 10, 2009Over the past few years the Azerbaijan microfinance sector has evolved with remarkable growth in outreach, scale and competition among microfinance institutions (MFIs). The number of active borrowers has increased sixfold since 2004, and the outstanding...
- Mar 17, 2010The 2009 MIX regional report on Asia presents a first opportunity to look at potential effects of the global financial crisis on microfinance institutions in Asia using a large volume of performance information. In this paper, we will cover benchmarks...
- Jun 11, 2010The year 2008 was a challenging one for Russia’s microfinance market due to the global financial crisis and a slowdown of the country’s economic growth. Since Russia was more affected by the crisis than other countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia...
- May 17, 2010Despite a gloomy economic climate and a worldwide financial crisis, the microfinance sector in most Arab countries continued to develop both in terms of infrastructure (opening of new branches and staff hiring) and operations (growth of loan portfolios...
- Jan 17, 2010The microfinance sector in Kosovo has been operating since 1999, and most microfinance institutions (MFIs) there started as economic development programs of international humanitarian organizations. Currently there are 14 microfinance institutions...
- Mar 31, 20092008 Mexico Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report covers the microfinance sector in this fast growing market. It includes benchmark data on 44 MFIs, with trend data on 29 MFIs. 2008 Mexico Microfinance Benchmarking Report was produced in...
- Oct 9, 2009The Latin America and Caribbean Benchmarks 2008 compares performance indicators for microfinance institutions in the region. The benchmarks are based on performance data from 2008 - the most recent data available - and cover 332 MFIs across 18 ...
- Apr 22, 2009In 2007, the microfinance sector in the Arab region (also called the Middle East and North Africa, or MENA, region) intensified its activities, providing access to financial services to more customers while developing the product range offered....
- Apr 27, 2009The Central American (CA) microfinance institutions (MFIs) showed positive performance in 2007, approaching the performance of the other countries in Latin America (LAC No CA). At the end of 2007, a continuous growth of credit activities is seen,...
- Oct 25, 2005Some of the oldest Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) are found in Central America (CA); however, the market continues to be controlled by Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Private Development Organizations (PDOs), and small cooperatives. This...
