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- Feb, 2012Learn about the performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Eastern Europe and Central Asia in 2010 and 2011 (for select markets). The following graphs and tables: Provide an overview of all known microfinance providers in ECA...
- Mar, 2011Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the largest markets in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, experienced rapid growth from 2006 to 2008, but crashed in 2009 as a result of high indebtedness among clients and the adverse effects of the global financial crisis....
- 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 development of microfinance in Uzbekistan at the end of the 1990s started with the government strategy to support the development of private entrepreneurship and small and medium size business in the country. These efforts were accompanied by the...
- 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...
- Mar, 2010Interview with: Gentain Cane Marketing, ASC Union, Albania ASC Union is a voluntary union of individual Savings and Credit Associations (SCAs), which are village financial institutions that are created and managed by their members and administrated by...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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)...
- Apr 1, 2009In 2007, the countries of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region enjoyed high investment flows and experienced sustained economic growth and wage increases. Some countries were able to stabilize their economic and political systems to a level...
- Jan 2, 2009Since 1996, a significant number of microcredit organizations have emerged and developed in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)1. The 12 organizations which are members of the Association of Microfinance Institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina (AMFI) comprise 98...
- Nov 8, 20082007 was another year of impressive growth and development for the microfinance industry in Russia. The number of microfinance institutions (MFIs) increased to approximately 2,000, serving nearly 700,000 customers (borrowers and savers). According to the...
- Sep 15, 2008Published by MIX and AMFA, the 2008 Azerbaijan Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Trends Report covers this maturing market using 2007 financial data on 12 MFIs and three year trend data from 2004 to 2007 on a subset of 9 MFIs. Click on the image to...
- Apr 1, 2008The 2007 MIX Asia 100 is a report on microfinance in Asia, produced by MIX and ADB - the Asian Development Bank. The report includes rankings of microfinance institutions in the region in nine categories. Asian microfinance has long been touted...
