MICROFINANCE PUBLICATION ROUND-UP: Directory of Microfinance Investors in Africa; Impact Investors in Asia; Book on Microfinance Due Diligence

AMT Directory of Microfinance Investors,” published by the African Microfinance Transparency Forum (AMT), November 2011, available for a fee through info@amt-forum.org, preview available at: http://www.amt-forum.org/fileadmin/media_amt/publications/AMT_Directory_…

Luxembourg-based nonprofit African Microfinance Transparency Forum (AMT) recently published the third edition of its directory of microfinance investors, which is updated every two years to facilitate relationships between African microfinance institutions (MFIs) and investors active in Africa. The 2011 edition includes profiles of 34 investors, as well as contact details of 47 MFI members of AMT, four rating agencies and six associate members.

Impact Investors in Asia,” published by the Asian Development Bank, 2011, 58 pages, available at: http://beta.adb.org/sites/default/files/impact-investors.pdf

This paper reports on the Impact Investor Assessment conducted as part of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Regional-Research and Development Technical Assistance (TA) project. The research aims to describe the scale and scope of capital pools available for impact investment in social enterprises in Asia and the Pacific through a survey of individual and institutional investors operating in the region. Key findings include a willingness among investors to increase their involvement in impact investing, provided there is more information about the availability of impact investing opportunities and easier access to such opportunities.

Due Diligence: An Impertinent Inquiry into Microfinance,” by David Roodman, to be published by Brookings Institution Press, January 2012, 265 pages, available for pre-order for a fee through: http://www.brookings.edu/press/Books/2011/duediligence.aspx

This book, which was written with public input from website readers, examines microfinance and explains the need to deemphasize microcredit and shift focus to other financial services for the poor. The book is set for release on January 5, 2012. Proceeds from book sales go to covering the expenses of the Brookings Institution Press or supporting the work of the Center for Global Development, a US-based nonprofit that works to reduce global poverty and inequality through research and engagement with the policy community.

By Kristha Abores, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources:

[1] “African Microfinance Transparency (AMT) Launches the 3rd Edition of its Directory of Microfinance Investors,” http://www.amt-forum.org/fileadmin/media_amt/publications/Investor_Direc…

[2] “New ‘Emerging Insight’ on Savings-Linked Insurance Products,” http://www.microfinancegateway.org/p/site/m/template.rc/1.1.13122/

[3] “Due Diligence: An Impertinent Inquiry into Microfinance,” http://www.brookings.edu/press/Books/2011/duediligence.aspx

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