Microfinance Information Exchange

Publications

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  • Mar, 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 regionA snapshot of Asian MFIs’ funding structureA look at...
  • Nov, 2011
    Growth 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,...
  • Mar 17, 2010
    The 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...
  • Feb 1, 2008
    This report draws on outreach data from 18 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Nepal and financial performance information from a subset consisting of 9 retail microfinance banks. The sector’s performance is contextualized against results from a...
  • Dec 6, 2007
    This report, produced by M-CRIL and MIX covers the seminal Indian microfinance market, including trends and benchmarks. Please note, the file size of this publication is over 6mb, and may take a few minutes for download. The past 18 months have...
  • Oct 25, 2006
    The Bangladesh Benchmarking Highlights 2005 is a special report on the state of the much discussed microfinance sector in Bangladesh. Known for the behemoth scale of its leading microfinance providers, Bangladeshi microfinance still leads the...
  • Oct 1, 2006
    The India Performance and Transparency report 2005 is a brief on transparency and performance of the Indian microfinance industry. Within Asia and worldwide, leading Indian microfinance institutions have the highest leverage. Indeed, compared to...
  • Apr 1, 2006
    A wealth of information on South Asian microfinance lurks in the shadows as the region’s impressive achievements in outreach grab the spotlight. Around the globe, microfinance in South Asia is synonymous with giants like Grameen Bank, ASA and BRAC....
  • Jun 15, 2005
    The South Asia Performance and Transparency 2003 paper combines local knowledge of the sector with international industry reporting norms to explore the performance of South Asian microfinance and describe the factors that contribute to our understanding...