Crisil Ratings says lending guardrails have improved portfolio quality and credit discipline, leading to a sharp reduction in ...

Last November, two articles raised some fundamental questions about impact investing. “Impact Investing Benchmark: What’s ‘Impact Got to Do With It?’ (Paul DiLeo, Grassroots Capital Management) and ...

Crisil report highlights how inflation risks, El Niño and new state laws shape microfinance repayments, while guardrails ...

Microfinance has evolved from philanthropic credit schemes to a sophisticated industry balancing social impact with financial viability. Performance is commonly assessed through measures of outreach ...

India’s microfinance sector remains stable in April 2026, with portfolio quality improving despite a seasonal slowdown in ...

Alkhidmat Islamic Microfinance concluded its three day Annual Strategic Performance and Planning Conference 2026 in Lahore, ...

ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: The microfinance sector in Pakistan grew ten-fold to 600,000 clients over the last six years, but further growth will be impeded if lending rates continue to remain low, notes a ...

Assessment of financial performance of microfinance organisations (MFOs) is far from perfect, but it is fair to say that it is institutionalised. Rules and norms govern these activities sufficiently ...

As part of its InSight Series, ACCION International has published a report entitled, “Guidelines to Evaluate Social Performance,” which aims to develop a structured framework for assessing and ...