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. As of July 2011, 440 MFIs have also provided social performance data and approximately 300 MFIs have uploaded interim financial information.

MIX provides detailed financial and social performance information from MFIs, as well as business information from market facilitators, donor organizations and investors in microfinance. Each of the reporting MFIs has a unique profile that contains basic organizational details in addition to annual financial performance information, which is provided by MFIs through the MIX submission form.

You may access the MIX Market online database at: http://www.mixmarket.org/

By Rohan Trivedi, Research Associate

About The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX):
Established in 2002, the Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) is a nonprofit organization with headquarters in Washington, DC, and regional offices in Peru, Senegal, India and Indonesia. MIX provides detailed financial and social performance information from microfinance institutions (MFIs), as well as business information from market facilitators, donor organizations and investors in microfinance. MIX was founded by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) and is sponsored by Citi Foundation, Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Sources and Additional Resources:

[1] MIX Press Release: “MIX Market reaches 2,000 Reporting Microfinance Institutions!”, http://www.themix.org/press-release/mix-market-reaches-2000-reporting-microfinance-institutions

MicroCapital Universe Profile: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), http://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Microfinance+Information+Exchange+%28MIX%29

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