by Stefanie Rubin -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases French Edition of 2009 Arab Microfinance Report

The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) in partnership with Sanabel, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing Arab microfinance, and CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), an independent policy and research center housed at the World Bank Group, recently released the French edition of its 2009 Arab Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report.

by Julia Korn -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases “Brazil Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report” in Portuguese

The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), the microfinance information clearinghouse, has recently released the Portuguese version of its most recent report on microfinance in Brazil, entitled “The 2009 Brazil Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report.”

by Stefanie Rubin -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases, “Microfinance Funders Profiles – A Short Guide for Young and Small Institutions Still Looking for a Match,” by Adrian Gonzalez

Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Lead Researcher, Mr Adrian Gonzalez, recently authored a report published by MIX discussing the funding sources for microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the lowest quartile in terms of size, age, profitability and portfolio quality.

by Conner Brannen -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Indian Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) Receive $84m in Private Equity Investment in the First Half of 2010

Indian microfinance institutions (MFIs) have reportedly attracted private equity investment totaling INR 3.86 billion (USD 84 million) between January and June of this year – an increase of approximately 15 percent over the first half of 2009. According to unnamed “industry experts,” the increase is a result of the high profitability of the majority of Indian MFIs, brought about by the high interest rates that MFIs charge (30-60 percent per year) and high repayment rates (exceeding 95 percent).

by Julia Korn -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Announces 300 Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) So Far Registered to Submit Performance Record to “Second Annual Social Performance Reporting Awards” in 2011

CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) recently announced that approximately 300 microfinance institutions (MFIs) plan to submit their performance record to the “Second Annual Social Performance Reporting Awards,” an event to take place in 2011 that is being put together by CGAP, the Ford Foundation, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, the Social Performance Task Force (SPTF) and the Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) to promote transparency of MFIs and display their achievements.

by Julia Korn -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases Initial Set of “Country Briefings” Covering Morocco, Kenya, Cambodia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Peru

The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) has recently released its first set of “Country Briefings” which provide information on microfinance institution (MFI) performance, funding structure and supply and demand.

by Julia Korn -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases “2009 Africa Microfinance Analysis & Benchmarking Report” in French

The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) has recently released a new version of the “2009 Africa Microfinance Analysis & Benchmarking Report” in French, which covers information on 195 African microfinance institutions (MFIs).

by Stefanie Rubin -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Dr Sanjay Sinha of M-CRIL Takes Issue with CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor)

Dr Sanjay Sinha, managing director at Micro-Credit Ratings International (M-CRIL), authored an article featured in Microfinance Focus in which he proposed changes to several of the ideas advocated by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), an independent policy and research center housed at the World Bank Group.

by Julia Korn -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases New Funding Structure Data

The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) has recently released funding structure data, which covers information on 890 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in 86 countries, reporting on 13,000 outstanding obligations and USD 15 billion in outstanding debt.

by Julia Korn -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange Releases “Is Microfinance Growing Too Fast?” by Adrian Gonzalez Indicating Portfolio Quality Negatively Correlated with Increasing Number of Borrowers

The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) has released a paper by researcher Adrian Gonzalez entitled “Is Microfinance Growing Too Fast?”

by Conner Brannen -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) and Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) to Share Data With $187,000 Grant From Rockefeller Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation, a US-based grantmaking organization, has awarded a USD 187,000 grant to two other US-based nonprofits, Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) and the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), to “increase transparency and comparability across microfinance and the broader impact investing industry.” The grant will be used to develop a data feed that will allow GIIN’s Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS) project, which was created to develop a common framework for defining, tracking and reporting the performance of “impact capital,” to access data from MIX.

by Stefanie Rubin -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) and Sanabel Grant Certificates of Transparency to 43 Arab Microfinance Institutions

The nonprofit Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) and Sanabel, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing Arabic microfinance, recently awarded certificates of transparency to 43 microfinance institutions from Arab countries.

by Julia Korn -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: MIX Market Releases 2008-2009 Microfinance Trend Report on Russia, Revealing Financial Crisis Highest in 2009

The MIX Market has released an analysis of Russian microfinance data entitled “Russia Microfinance Trend Report 2008-2009,” which states that the peak of the crisis in the Russian microfinance sector occurred at the end of 2008 and in early 2009.

by Matthew Castner -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) to Grant Public Access to Funding Structure Data Set

The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), a nonprofit organization founded in 2002 with headquarters in Washington, DC, has informed MicroCapital that it will be adding the MIX Funding Structure Data set to the MIX Market website in July 2010.

by Stefanie Rubin -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Seeks Nominations for Social Performance Reporting Awards 2010

The nonprofit Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) is seeking nominations for the Social Performance Reporting Awards, established in 2009 by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), the Ford Foundation, the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation and the Social Performance Task Force (SPTF), a group aimed at defining social performance for microfinance institutions (MFIs).