More than 128 million of the world’s poorest families received a microloan in 2009 -an all-time high, according to a report released on March by the Microcredit Summit Campaign. Assuming an average of five persons per family, this means that loans to 128 million poorest clients affected some 641 million family members, which is greater than the combined population of the European Union and Russia. ADA PUBLISHES A NEW STUDY ON MICROFINANCE FUNDING CHASING AND LAUNCHES A VIRTUAL DEBATE ADA publishes the second issue of the Discussion Paper series, entitled “Can ‘Bad’ Microfinance Practices Be The Consequences of Too Much Funding Chasing To Few Microfinance Institutions?” SUMMARY OF THE MICROFINANCE CRISIS SITUATION IN ANDHRA PRADESH Since November 2010, microfinance actors have been reading many strong words such as «krach of microfinance» or «Indian subprime» describing the non-repayment crisis that are facing microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the State of Andhra Pradesh, India. ADA PUBLIE UNE ÉTUDE SUR LES INVESTISSEMENTS ET LES “MAUVAISES” PRATIQUES EN MICROFINANCE ADA vient de publier une étude sur les conséquences de la concentration des fonds de microfinance dans un nombre restreint d’institutions de microfinance (IMF). Cette publication est intitulée “Support de discussion”, et s’accompagne d’un débat virtuel … Continue reading REPORT 2011 OF THE MICROCREDIT SUMMIT CAMPAIGN