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. The data is sourced from MFIs that reportedly serve 90 percent of microborrowers worldwide. According to MIX, users will be able to “explore the funding landscape of various markets, including the types of lenders, amounts outstanding, and costs and terms of loans… to increase understanding of the nature of both local and foreign funding sources for the microfinance industry.” The funding structure data set can be found at http://www.mixmarket.org/mfi/funding-structure.

By Julia Korn, Research Associate

About The 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. It is a global, web-based, microfinance information platform. 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 Market, one of MIX’s products, currently provides online data on 1800 MFIs and 100 investors. 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 Room. “MIX releases new dataset on MFI funding structure” by Eric Lin on July 5, 2010. http://www.themix.org/press-release/mix-releases-new-dataset-mfi-funding

MicroCapital. “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) to Grant Public Access to Funding Structure Data Set” by Matthew Castner on June 8, 2010. https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-microfinance-information-

MicroCapital Universe. Microfinance Information Exchange. https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Mic

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