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- Apr, 2012Executive Summary Until recently, corporate governance has been a subject of secondary interest in analyses of the microfinance industry. However, the recent economic downturn in some markets and the risk exposure of some microfinance institutions (MFIs...
- Apr, 2012Part of the mission of MIX is to promote transparency for microfinance. At a high level, transparency has increased over the past several years - we've gone from 28 institutions providing confidential information to the first MicroBanking Bulletin in...
- 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;...
- Feb, 20122005 marked a turning point for the microfinance industry. The industry burst into public consciousness – the year of microcredit. One year later, one of its brightest lights was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Yet, in a number of countries, the first...
- Nov, 2011Why is debt financing important for microfinance? Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have three main sources to fund their growth: debt, equity, and deposits (for those allowed to mobilize deposits). In this review, we will focus on the role of debt...
- Oct, 2011Les acteurs du secteur de la microfinance reconnaissent aujourd’hui qu'il n'est plus possible de considérer comme acquis l'impact social de la microfinance. La frontière entre la microfinance et la finance traditionnelle ne cesse de s’éroder et rester...
- Oct 18, 2011The 2010 MFI Benchmarks are based on the most recent data from microfinance institutions throughout the developing world. This data set includes information from more than 1000 MFIs reaching over 85% of known microfinance borrowers. MIX produces...
- 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...
- Sep, 2011Los participantes en la industria de microfinanzas reconocen cada vez más que los beneficios sociales de las microfinanzas no pueden darse por sentado. Al continuar erosionándose el límite entre microfinanzas y finanzas tradicionales, mantenerse...
- Sep, 2011Os atores do setor de microfinanças reconhecem cada vez mais que os benefícios sociais das microfinanças não são algo automático. Conforme as fronteiras entre as microfinanças e as finanças tradicionais vão se desfazendo, manter-se fiel à missão das...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jun, 2011How can we define responsible financial performance? This is the last article in 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...
