"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." George Washington CarverWhat is Social Entrepreneurship?Statement of Faith
You can find other "Market with Meaning" but you definitely want to see "Profit with Purpose".
I personally "Believe in Kingdom Transformation" because I know there is only ONE "Life for Significant". --- 2010年1月30日 星期六，Microfinance Information Exchange, Inc. <edowns@themix.org> 寫道﹕
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日期: 2010年1月30日,星期六,上午6:15 | News from Microfinance Information Exchange January 2010 | |
| | Other News | New Homepages: Did you notice our new homepages on MIX Market and MIX.org? In our ongoing efforts to meet your needs at accessing data and publications on the microfinance industry, we recently redesigned the homepages of both our sites, so that you can navigate through them easier. You will also find Regional Pages, with aggregated data on regions, and full content available in Spanish, French and Russian. We are always adding new content to our websites so check back frequently. To learn more about what we have in development, visit our MIX Market Development Roadmap. We've Moved! Charles Cordier, MIX Lead Analyst for the Middle East and North Africa region, and Francophone Africa, is now located in Rabat, Morocco. You can contact him via e-mail at: ccordier@themix.org, or phone at: +212 6 59 21 76 02 New Office in Asia: Liz Larson, Lead Analyst for Asia, will relocate to India this spring to further strengthen our relationships with our partners and MFIs in the region. Her e-mail address will remain the same: elarson@themix.org. Technology Advisory Group: We are very proud of the new MIX Market launched recently. To help us continue leveraging technology to provide you with the important microfinance data and analysis you need, we formed a Technology Advisory Group. This group of technology professionals works with us on sourcing ideas, discovering new ways of implementation and best practices. Click here to learn more about this advisory group: TAG. For questions about our technology, please contact Peter Magnaye, MIX CIO, via e-mail at pmagnaye@themix.org | | COMING SOON! | | Funding Structure Reports MIX is producing 2 reports on how MFIs are funded. The first is an analysis of who is funding small and start-up MFIs. The second paper is a survey of non-deposit MFI funding. Look for these in February, 2010. Funding Structure Data We are currently working on integrating funding structure data into MIX Market. This will provide you insight into how MFIs are funded, sources of that debt, amount of loan, interest rate, and more. Look for this new data in MIX Market at the end of June, 2010. | |
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We have received such a great response to our quarterly newsletter that we will begin sending it out to you every other month. Look for the next issue in March, 2010! The e-newsletter is also available online in Spanish and French. | | Social Performance | View Social Performance Reports and Ratings from MFIs! MIX now has reports on Social Performance from more than 200 MFIs in all regions of the developing world. View these reports on MIX Market by searching for SPS Reports, or click here for more information: http://www.mixmarket.org/social-performance-data. You can also find some preliminary analysis of the social performance data MIX has collected, including an overview of environmental policies. The Social Performance Indicator blog is available in English, French and Spanish. Visit http://spblog.org. | | New Research and Reports | MicroBanking Bulletin 19 MIX released the latest issue of the MBB, featuring benchmarks from 1084 MFIs. This is the first set of data to reflect the impact of the global economic slowdown on microfinance performance. Articles cover current issues including the links between social performance and financial performance; new standards for evaluation; expanding savings mobilization; and the importance of pricing transparency. Click here to access the MBB 19. You can also download the MFI benchmarks that appear in the MBB 19 into an Excel file. Click here: 2008 MFI Benchmarks. New Reports for the Latin America Region! Our Latin America office and their partners have produced several new country reports on microfinance performance for 2008. All reports are currently available in Spanish, and include Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Peru. To view all reports on the Latin America and Caribbean region, click here: LAC Reports. Or visit MIX Market, and search for MFIs by regions. Selecting LAC will provide you with an aggregate view of MFI performance, and access to all the recent reports for Latin America. Currently 14 MFIs operate in Kosovo, covering 18 percent of the financial sector for the country. This report, produced with MIX partner AMIK (Association of Microfinance Institutions of Kosovo) covers MFI financial performance and developments in the regulatory environment, and includes benchmarks on 7 MFIs. Coming in February! MIX Global 100 Composite Ranking MIX's annual ranking of MFIs, using a composite approach to measure how well financially sound MFIs expand access to low cost services for microfinance clients. These factors include outreach, efficiency, transparency and profitability. Africa Regional Report Findings show that this region has more than twice the number of depositors as borrowers, and the number of depositors is growing much more quickly. At the same time, loan portfolio is greater than total deposits. Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Report: The effects of the global economic slowdown are already reflected in slower growth rate for MFIs in this region. Balanced trend data for 122 MFIs show growth in outreach increased in 2007 by 34%, but by 2008 growth had slowed to 18%. Check our websites for the new reports, due out in February. | MIX is now on Twitter! Find out the latest by following us: @mix_market. | | |
| | Did You Know? | | MFI Data on MIX Market is NOT Self-Reported? The financial, operational and social performance data we collect on MFIs goes through a comprehensive review process by our team of analysts. We review the data for inconsistencies and outliers, double check it against source documents such as ratings and audits and standardize it according to IFRS standards to make it easier for you to compare MFIs across regions.In fact, more than 70% of our coverage is backed-up by source documentation such as ratings, annual reports and audits. You Can Now Search MIX Market by Region This feature provides you with a richer view of microfinance in any region by dynamically collecting and aggregating content from across our database. It provides a snapshot of performance by each region, with easy access to relevant publications: | | | Microfinance Information Exchange 1901 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 307 Washington, DC 20006 USA Phone: 202.659.9094 | Fax: 202.659.9095 | |
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