MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases 2009 Asia Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report

The nonprofit Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) has released the 2009 Asia Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report. The study, which is based on data from 283 Asian microfinance institutions (MFIs), examines the impacts of the global financial crisis in the region and includes a case study on currency risk in Cambodia.

According to MIX, “Operational indicators for most MFIs remained stable through 2008, and growth and outreach figures show little effect from the crisis. However, indicators of credit, financing, and currency risk are more forward-looking and investigation of these metrics helps to show several pockets of potential concern.”

By Stefanie Rubin, Research Associate

About Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX):

Established in 2002, 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 and 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.

Additional Resources:

2009 Asia Microfinance Analysis & Benchmarking Report: http://www.themix.org/press-release/new-report-mix-microfinance-asia

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

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