Last November, two articles raised some fundamental questions about impact investing. “Impact Investing Benchmark: What’s ‘Impact Got to Do With It?’ (Paul DiLeo, Grassroots Capital Management) and ...

Microfinance has evolved from philanthropic credit schemes to a sophisticated industry balancing social impact with financial viability. Performance is commonly assessed through measures of outreach ...

Assets under management (AUM) of microfinance institutions (MFIs) are expected to grow 20% this fiscal, a sharp acceleration ...

Crisil Ratings says lending guardrails have improved portfolio quality and credit discipline, leading to a sharp reduction in ...

Microfinance may be one of the world’s most powerful new solutions to poverty, as well as to the wars, diseases, and suffering that poverty ignites. If it works. Supporters of microfinance contend ...

Assessment of financial performance of microfinance organisations (MFOs) is far from perfect, but it is fair to say that it is institutionalised. Rules and norms govern these activities sufficiently ...

The nature and extent of the impact of microfinance, particularly on poverty incidence, and the nature of the economic and social outcomes that microfinance is expected to have – particularly the ...

As part of its InSight Series, ACCION International has published a report entitled, “Guidelines to Evaluate Social Performance,” which aims to develop a structured framework for assessing and ...

By Henry Atta NyameI worked with the Ghana Association of Microfinance Companies for eight years. During that time, I gained valuable knowledge in finance, risk management, leadership, social ...

ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: The microfinance sector in Pakistan grew ten-fold to 600,000 clients over the last six years, but further growth will be impeded if lending rates continue to remain low, notes a ...

The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation rejected its ombudsman’s findings about harm related to investments in ...

Over the last 30 years financial services for the poor has been one of the key innovations in international development. Microfinance has become one of Mercy Corps’ core competencies — an essential ...