Malika Anand

Malika Anand is a consultant at CGAP. Her work focuses on product innovation, platform work, and climate resilience and adaptation. She serves as Head of Impact, ESG, and Research for Catalyst Fund, an early-stage fund and accelerator. She has worked at BFA Global and The Coca-Cola Company, and holds a MPAID from Harvard Kennedy School and a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago.

By Malika Anand

Research

Are We Overestimating Demand for Microloans?

This Brief discusses the various issues that should be considered when estimating demand for microloans. Although numerous attempts have been made to answer this question, it is difficult to come up with a reliable answer.
Research

Toward a Social Performance Bottom Line in Microfinance

This Brief discusses the industry's growing interest in social performance and new advances in measuring social performance and developing guidelines and tools for reporting.