AnnuAl RepoRt FY 2008 - Microfinance Information Exchange

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Thought Leadership: Research in 2008MIX provides research based on ourunique set of capabilities and comprehensivedatabase, with the goalof addressing questions percolatingin the microfinance community. Ourresearch reports, analysis and data setsare widely used and frequently citedby other organizations and researchteams, including World Bank, DeutscheBank, Fitch Ratings, Morgan Stanley,Citigroup and CGAP, as well as by themedia, including Forbes magazine, Timemagazine, Financial Times, and others.18
Research Publishedin FY 2008:Resilience of MFIs to MacroeconomicFactors. This paper quantifies theimpact that macroeconomic variablessuch as inflation and domestic growthhave on the portfolio quality of MFIs.In addition, the paper identifies the maininternal drivers of portfolio quality ofMFIs based on a sample of more than640 MFIs in 88 countries, covering mainlythe period 2000 – 2006.How Many MFIs and Borrowers Exist?In discussing the market penetration ofmicrofinance institutions throughoutthe developing world, hard data can bedifficult to come by. MIX combines datafrom our own database (MIX Marketand the MicroBanking Bulletin), theMicrocredit Summit Campaign, andthe Inter-American Development Bank(IADB) for comprehensive figures onmarket coverage. This downloadable filecovers 100 countries, 2,207 microfinanceinstitutions, and 77 million borrowers,and is updated semi-annually.Efficiency Drivers of MFIs: The Case ofOperating Costs. Operating expensesrepresent over three-quarters of allexpenses of MFIs, and understandingits drivers is very useful in understandingthe main differences in costs betweenMFIs with different levels of outreachand depth of outreach. Among the maindrivers of efficiency, this research indentifiesloans sizes and ages of the MFIs.Alternative Methods for Comparisonsof Loan Balances. In order to makeinternational comparisons, standardmicrofinance practice normalizesloan balances by converting them toa common currency (US dollars) andcomparing them to some measure oflocal income, typically GNI per capita.This piece investigates the impact ofincome inequality and exchange rateson measuring and ranking microfinanceoutreach using two other methods.19
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