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 ...

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 ...

Microfinance may be one of the world’s most powerful new solutions to poverty, as well as to the wars, diseases, and suffering that poverty ignites. If it works. Supporters of microfinance contend ...

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 ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Eric's career includes extensive work in ...

The nature and extent of the impact of microfinance, particularly on poverty incidence, and the nature of the economic and social outcomes that microfinance is expected to have – particularly the ...

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 ...

ABHI Microfinance Bank Limited closed 2025 with a profit after tax of Rs 1.019 billion (highest ever in the bank's history) compared to a loss after tax of PKR 1.754 billion in 2024, marking a sharp ...

Khorched: “Tamweely’s geographic expansion and employees’ notable efforts contributed to the company’s growth during tough times.” Cairo: Tamweely Microfinance has announced strong results for its ...

Over the last 30 years financial services for the poor has been one of the key innovations in international development. Microfinance has become one of Mercy Corps’ core competencies — an essential ...

The nature and extent of the impact of microfinance, particularly on poverty, continues to promote debate. The articles presented in this Bulletin reflect the ideas and practice of the Imp-Act ...