The 2010 CGAP Survey on Financial Access
Financial Access 2010 is the second in a series of annual reports by CGAP and the World Bank Group to monitor statistics for financial access around the world and to inform the policy debate. The series was launched in response to the increasing interest in financial inclusion among policy makers and the development community.
The full report is available here.
An overview is available here.
A summary of regional profiles is available here.
The 2009 Banana Skins Report
The 2009 Microfinance Banana Skins Report has been published by the London-based Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI). The report is sponsored by Citi and CGAP, with the Council for Microfinance Equity Funds (CMEF) serving as a member of the steering committee.
This year’s report reflects the fundamental shift in the sector risk landscape, as perceived by participants, since the 2008 report. The global economic and financial crisis of the past year has brought to the forefront risks of credit quality, liquidity and funding that are commanding the attention of investors.
The report is available here.
2010 CGAP Survey on MIVs
This study realised by Symbiotics provides a complete analysis from benchmarks of 90 MIVs.
The study is available here.
Responsible Pricing: The State of Practice
This discussion paper, written by Smart Campaign and MicroFinance Transparency, examines the full range of approaches to responsible pricing of loans, from promoting competition, to return on equity limitations, to interest rate caps, to comparative transparency.
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MIX: 2009 Report on Microfinance in Africa
The 2009 Africa Microfinance Analysis & Benchmarking Report, produced in partnership with CGAP, examines key growth trends, major legal and regulatory changes, funding for microfinance, and performance of MFIs throughout the region. It also delves into the impact of the global financial and economic crisis, and various regional crises, on the four sub-regions of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Drawing on data collected from 195 African MFIs, as well as surveys of funders and microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs), the 2009 report shows that microfinance institutions in Africa enjoyed relatively stable performance in 2008 and the sector proved resilient to multiple shocks.
The report can be downloaded here
The Microbanking Bulletin no 18
The 18th issue of the MicroBanking Bulletin has arrived ! This issue of the MicroBanking Bulletin focuses on the impacts of the current global economic crisis on microfinance.
The articles and analyses in this issue bring together some of the first broader global overviews of the impact of the crises, and how the MFIs are coping.
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Performance Indicators for MFIs
Talking the same language: Standardised terminology, ratios and financial statements.
This technical guide highlights 14 of the most commonly used indicators published by the Roundtable Group and illustrates how they are used.
Learn more about your performance today! Download the guide in English here
The 2008 Rating Market Outlook Report
This report, which was published by ADA asbl in collaboration with KPMG and the European Union, aims at providing an overview of the state of the microfinance institutions rating market as at the end of 2007.
2007 saw demand within the microfi nance rating market grow by 19.5% and 539 ratings were performed bringing the global grand total to 2,280. With almost 1,000 MFIs having undergone a rating between 1997 and 2007, the microfinance rating market has developed from a negligible sector to a self-sufficient and mature market in certain countries.
2008 MIX Global 100 Composite
The MIX Global 100 Composite Ranking presents 100 leading microfinance institutions, out of a sample of 652 that are profitable and top performers for the balance of results achieved among three key attributes: outreach, efficiency, and transparency. When each of these areas is viewed as a goal of microfinance, this ranking measures the balance achieved by an individual MFI, relative to the other MFIs considered for the ranking.
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Diagnostic in Action: Microfinance in Africa, AMAF
The objective of this diagnostic of Microfinance in Africa is to develop an understanding of the major achievements, challenges and growth trends in the microfinance sector in Africa, so as to inform strategic decisions to realize the scaling up of microfinance on the continent.