Source: Microfinance Information Exchange, Inc.
Original article available here.
The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) has released MFI Benchmarks from calendar year 2007, available at www.themix.org. The global benchmarks, released annually by MIX, are a compilation of performance and financial data from microfinance institutions throughout the developing world. This year’s benchmarks use data from a record 890 MFIs from 94 countries, representing the largest data set ever. Included for the first time are MFIs from Iraq, Burundi, Gambia, Guinea, Laos, Thailand and Turkey.
The 2007 MFI Benchmarks cover a total of 64 million borrowers and USD 36 billion in loans, with 34 million savers and USD 15 billion in deposits. The benchmarks, along with analysis, will be published in The MicroBanking Bulletin, #17, produced by MIX and available November 2008.
MIX would like to acknowledge the contributions of our partners throughout the world, who accounted for 60% of the data collected. We thank the following partner organizations:
ACCION, Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance, AMFA (Azerbaijan Micro-Finance Association), Centre for Micro-Finance, FINCA, GHAMFIN (Ghana MicroFinance Institutions Network), Intellecap, MCPI (Microfinance Council of the Philippines), M-CRIL, Microcredit Summit Campaign, MICRA, MISFA (Microfinance Investment Support Facility for Afghanistan), ASOFIN, ProDesarrollo, Redcamif, COPEME, RFR, Opportunity International, Pakistan Microfinance Network, Russian Microfinance Center, Sanabel, VietNam Microfinance Working Group.
The Microfinance Information Exchange, Inc. (MIX) is the leading provider of business information and data services for the microfinance industry. Dedicated to strengthening the microfinance sector by promoting transparency, MIX provides detailed performance and financial information on microfinance institutions, investors, networks and service providers associated with the industry. MIX does this through a variety of publicly available platforms, including MIX Market (www.mixmarket.org) and the MicroBanking Bulletin.
MIX is a non-profit company founded by CGAP (the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) and sponsored by CGAP, the Citi Foundation, Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, Omidyar Network, Open Society Institute & the Soros Economic Development Fund, IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and others. MIX is a private corporation.
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