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Foreign Capital Investment in Microfinance
Microfinance is experiencing an unprecedented investment boom. The past five years have seen remarkable increases in the volume of global microfinance investments. Between 2004 and 2006, the stock of foreign capital investment—covering both debt and equity—more than tripled to US$4 billion.Publication
Regulating Transformational Branchless Banking
In a fast increasing number, policy makers and regulators in other developing and transition countries are embracing “transformational branchless banking”—the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and nonbank retail channels to reduce costs of delivering financial services to clients beyond the reach of traditional banking.Publication
An Analysis of Peru’s “Cajeros Corresponsales”
Most banks in Peru have tended to use banking agents fundamentally to shift low-value transactions away from the more costly branch channel and to extend the reach of their existing branches.Publication
The True Cost of Deposit Mobilization
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) seem to be of two minds about the cost of mobilizing savings. In a recent CGAP study, the majority of institutions interviewed perceived deposits as the cheapest form of funding available, as well as stable, plentiful, and a valuable service to clients.Publication
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.Publication
MFI Capital Structure Decision Making: A Call for Greater Awareness
This Brief summarizes the study's findings and makes recommendations about ways we can work toward optimizing MFI balance sheets.Publication
Sustainability of Self-Help Groups in India: Two Analyses
This Occasional Paper reports on two separate studies of SHG programs. Part I looks primarily at the financial viability of SHG programs. Part II proposes a methodology for designing SHG programs to ensure their sustainability.Publication
CGAP Reflections on the Compartamos Initial Public Offering
On April 20, 2007, Banco Compartamos, a microfinance institution (MFI) that was launched in 1990 and originally funded by grants from various sources, including CGAP, completed a landmark initial public offering (IPO) of its stock.Publication
Beyond Good Intentions
This Focus Note highlights the emerging emphasis on social performance in microfinance and reviews some of the assessment tools recently developed.Publication