By Jonathan Bauchet and Jonathan Morduch, published by the Financial Access Initiative (FAI) at New York University’s Robert F Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and Hunter College, June 2009, 39 pages, available at:
http://www.nyu.edu/projects/morduch/documents/articles/2008-06-Selective-knowledge.pdf
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: New Criteria Announced for Social Performance Reporting Awards from CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, Ford Foundation, Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX)
The Social Performance Reporting Awards, instituted in 2009 to recognize microfinance institutions (MFIs) committed to “transparent social performance monitoring and management,” recently announced that this year, in addition to promoting MFIs on the basis on transparency, the award will also recognize “good practices in social performance management” [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Announces 2,000 Microfinance Institutions Now Reporting to MIX Market
The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), a US-based nonprofit organization that runs the MIX Market online database of microfinance institutions (MFIs), recently announced that it currently collects self-reported information from 2,000 MFIs based in 110 countries, representing 92 million borrowers.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Call for Applications For India’s 8th Annual Citi Micro Entrepreneur Awards
Citi Foundation, the charitable arm of global financial services provider Citi, has issued a call for applications for its 8th annual Citi Micro Entrepreneur Awards (CMEA).
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Release “Eastern Europe and Central Asia Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report 2010”
Two US-based nonprofits, the Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) and CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) co-published the “Eastern Europe and Central Asia Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report 2010.”
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Publishes Working Draft of “Microfinance, Financial Crises, and Fluctuations in Food and Fuel Prices” by Adrian Gonzalez
Microfinance Information Exchange, a US-based, nonprofit data provider, recently drafted a paper entitled “Microfinance, Financial Crises, and Fluctuations in Food and Fuel Prices” that examines the potential impact of large-scale financial crises on the microfinance sector.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases “2010 Sub-Saharan Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report”
The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) recently released the “2010 Sub-Saharan Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report,” which covers information on 181 microfinance institutions (MFIs) that operate in 41 countries.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Microfinance Blog Examines Role of Transparency in Strengthening the Microfinance Sector
A recent article on the CGAP Microfinance Blog, which is operated by US-based think tank CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), examines the outcome of a discussion on information initiatives in strengthening the microfinance industry that was recently held by CGAP and the Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), a US-based nonprofit. At the event, which was held in Nepal, representatives of microfinance organizations from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal discussed the following efforts: 1)Annual state of the sector reports such as the Pakistan Microfinance Network’s (PMN’s) Pakistan Microfinance Review, ACCESS Development’s India: A State of the Sector Report, and rating agency M-CRIL’s Microfinance Analytics Report ; 2)Access mapping such as Microfinance Investment Support Facility for Afghanistan’s (MISFA’s) monthly performance reports, PMN’s Micro WATCH in Pakistan and Sa-Dhan’s Microfinance Map of India; and 3)Interest rate transparency such as the report on India from US-based nonprofit MFTransparency.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Integrates CGAP’s Software Listings into MIX Market
Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), the US-based nonprofit data provider, recently announced that it has integrated information on the software providers used by microfinance institutions (MFIs) into its MIX Market online database.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Confirms Launch of New Fee-Based Features in Mid-2011
The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), the US–based nonprofit data provider, recently announced that it will launch new features on a fee basis in mid-2011. MIX previously announced the launch of a pilot effort to allow the public to test -drive the fee-based features, as was covered by MicroCapital.org in June 2010 [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Peruvian Microfinance Institution (MFI) Prisma is First Fully Certified User of Grameen Foundation’s Progress out of Poverty Index (PPI)
Grameen Foundation, a US-based nonprofit, has announced that “Asociacion Benefica Prisma”, a Peru-based microfinance institution (MFI), has become the first fully certified user of the Progress out of Poverty Index (PPI) [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases Benchmarking Reports on West Africa and Arab Region
Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), a nonprofit, US-based data provider, recently released its “2010 WAEMU – Microfinance Analysis & Benchmarking Report “ and “2010 Arab Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report”.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Analyzes Profitability of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs)
Data collected by Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), the US-based nonprofit data provider, contradicts the idea that the commercialization of microfinance is increasing the vulnerability of low-income households [1] [2].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Foundation Announces Increased Focus on Human Capital Management Practices in India
Grameen Foundation, a US-based nonprofit, has announced that it will increase its efforts to improve human capital management strategies at socially-focused microfinance institutions (MFIs) in India with USD 550,000 in funding from Citi Foundation, the charitable arm of global financial services provider Citigroup; The McGraw-Hill Companies, a US-based owner of rating agency Standard and Poor’s; and The Capital Group, a US-based group of investment management companies [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Updates Review of Yunus’s Classification of Interest Rates, Argues Against Interest Rate Caps
The US-based nonprofit data provider Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) recently published an updated review of the methodology for categorizing microcredit interest rates proposed by Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus in his book “Creating a World Without Poverty”. The review, which uses 2009 data from approximately 1,020 microfinance institutions (MFIs) covering approximately 88 million borrowers, updates the findings of the previous review presented by MIX that uses 2008 data.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Eases Access to Social Performance Data of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), Announces 11 Social Performance Indicators in Conjunction With Social Performance Task Force (SPTF)
The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), the US-based provider of data relating to microfinance, now offers social performance data on microfinance institutions (MFIs) directly from each MFI profile on mixmarket.org.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: MFTransparency Launches Pricing Data Report on India’s Microfinance Industry
MFTransparency, a US-based nongovernmental organization that aims to provide information on credit products and pricing in a clear and uniform fashion, recently released the pricing data report of its Transparent Pricing Initiative in India.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases “Microfinance Market Report for Latin America and Caribbean 2010”
Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC, that provides business, financial and operational information on the microfinance sector, has recently released the “Microfinance Market Report for Latin America and Caribbean 2010”.