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FOCUS NOTES

Focus Notes are CGAP's primary vehicle for dissemination to governments, donors, and private financial institutions on best practices in microfinance. Earlier Focus Notes are available online only. For free electronic versions of all CGAP publications, go to http://www.cgap.org/publications.

The Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (No. 1, September 1998 )
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Maximizing the Outreach of Microenterprise Finance (No. 2, October 1995 )
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The Missing Links (No. 3, October 1995 )
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Regulation & Supervision of Microfinance Institutions (No. 4, August 1996 )
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Financial Sustainability, Targeting the Poorest, and Income Impact (No. 5, December 1996 )
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The Challenge of Growth for Microfinance (No. 6, March 1997 )
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Introducing Savings in Microcredit Institutions (No. 8, April 1997 )
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Anatomy of a Microfinance Deal (No. 9, August 1997 )
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State-Owned Development Banks in Microfinance (No. 10, August 1997 )
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How CGAP Member Donors Fund Microfinance Institutions (No. 11, November 1997 )
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Commercial Banks in Microfinance (No. 12, July 1998 )
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Savings Mobilization Strategies (No. 13, August 1998 )
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CGAP’s Pilot Microfinance Capacity-Building Initiative in Africa (No. 14, February 1999 )
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Raising the Curtain on the "Microfinancial Services Era" (No. 15, May 2000 )
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Those Who Leave and Those Who Don’t Join (No. 16, May 2000 )
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Microfinance and Risk Management (No. 17, May 2000 )
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Exploring Client Preferences in Microfinance (No. 18, September 2000 )
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In-Country Donor Coordination (No. 19, April 2001 )
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Microfinance, Grants, and Non-Financial Responses to Poverty Reduction (No. 20, December 2002 )
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Linking Microfinance and Safety Net Programs to Include the Poorest (No. 21, May 2001 )
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Resource Guide to Microfinance Assessments (No. 22, November 2001 )
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A Multilateral Donor Triumphs over Disbursement Pressure (No. 23, December 2001 )
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Is Microfinance an Effective Strategy to Reach the Millennium Development Goals? (No. 24, January 2003 )
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Foreign Investment in Microfinance (No. 25, January 2004 )
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What Is a Network? (No. 26, July 2004 )
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Protecting Microfinance Borrowers (No. 27, May 2005 )
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Commercial Banks and Microfinance (No. 28, June 2005 )
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AML/CFT Regulation (No. 29, July 2005 )
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The Market for Foreign Investment in Microfinance (No. 30, August 2005 )
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Foreign Exchange Rate Risk in Microfinance (No. 31, January 2006 )
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Using Technology to Build Inclusive Financial Systems (No. 32, January 2006 )
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Competition and Microcredit Interest Rates (No. 33, February 2006 )
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Graduating the Poorest into Microfinance (No. 34, February 2006 )
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Aid Effectiveness in Microfinance (No. 35, April 2006 )
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Community-Managed Loan Funds (No. 36, May 2006 )
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Safe and Accessible (No. 37, September 2006 )
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Use of Agents in Branchless Banking for the Poor (No. 38, October 2006 )
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Financial Inclusion 2015 (No. 39, October 2006 )
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Guaranteed Loans to Microfinance Institutions (No. 40, January 2007 )
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Measuring the Social Performance of Microfinance Institutions (No. 41, May 2007 )
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CGAP Reflections on the Compartamos Initial Public Offering (No. 42, June 2007 )
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Regulating Transformational Branchless Banking (No. 43, January 2008 )
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Foreign Capital Investment in Microfinance (No. 44, December 1969 )
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Being Able to Make (Small) Deposits and Payments, Anywhere (No. 45, April 2008 )
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The Early Experience with Branchless Banking (No. 46, April 2008 )
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Banking Through Networks of Retail Agents (FN 47) (No. 47, December 1969 )
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Banking on Mobiles: Why, How, for Whom? (No. 48, July 2008 )
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OCCASIONAL PAPERS

Occasional Papers are technical guides for practitioners on key microfinance operational topics. Earlier Occasional Papers are available online only. For free electronic versions of all CGAP publications, go to http://www.cgap.org/publications.

Microcredit Interest Rates (No. 1, December 1969 )
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Cost Allocation for Multi-Service Microfinance Institutions (No. 2, December 1969 )
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Measuring Microcredit Delinquency (No. 3, December 1969 )
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The Rush to Regulate (No. 4, December 1969 )
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Commercialization and Mission Drift (No. 5, December 1969 )
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Apex Institutions in Microfinance (No. 6, December 1969 )
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Scoring (No. 7, December 1969 )
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Financial Institutions with a Double Bottom Line (No. 8, December 1969 )
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Interest Rate Ceilings and Microfinance (No. 9, December 1969 )
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Crafting a Money Transfers Strategy (No. 10, December 1969 )
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Managing Risks and Designing Products for Agricultural Microfinance (No. 11, December 1969 )
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Sustainability of Self-Help Groups in India (No. 12, December 1969 )
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Transforming NGO MFIs (No. 13, December 1969 )
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CONSENSUS GUIDELINES

The Microfinance Consensus Guidelines are developed by CGAP in cooperation with other organizations working in microfinance. They are intended to establish standards and accepted terms and definitions in microfinance. These guidelines are published in final form only after consensus is reached among players across the whole spectrum of the industry.

Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIV) Disclosure Guidelines for Reporting on Performance Indicators (Draft) (No. , December 2007 )
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Good Practice Guidelines for Funders of Microfinance (No. , December 1969 )
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