The Microfinance Association has launched the Investors Matching service that aims to promote and facilitate the creation of strategic partnerships through matching the interests of microcredit organizations with those of local and international investors. The Microfinance Association is a UK-based non profit professional membership organization for practitioners in the microfinance industry. Several types of partnerships are possible including equity investment, joint-venture and technical cooperation.

By: Christine Chang, Research Associate

About Microfinance Association:

The Microfinance Association is a UK-based non profit professional membership organization for practitioners in the microfinance industry. The Microfinance Association’s mission is to develop and promote the microfinance sector. It is a center that promotes idea formulation and information gathering within the microfinance industry.

Additional Resources:

24-7 Press Release: The Microfinance Association Has Launched an Investor Matching Service That Would Assist Microcredit Institutions That Are Looking for International Investors, March 23, 2010: http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/the-microfinance-association-has-launched-an-investor-matching-service-that-would-assist-microcredit-institutions-that-are-looking-for-international-investors-142807.php

MicroCapital Universe: Microfinance Association: http://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Microfinance+Association+%28MA%29