Assessing the overall performance of microfinance institutions

Measuring the Performance of Microfinance Institutions

Performance Analysis of Banks and Microfinance Institutions in India

Present paper intends to measure the determinants of performance of Indian financial sector. The performance variables of banking sector and microfinance institutions in India are studied over a study period of six years i.e. 2006-07 to 2011-12. The financial sector of India is gaining strength over the years and its contribution to growth is overwhelming. Banks are considered the main componen...

Microfinance Institutions’ Operational Infrastructure in India: Assessing the Efficiencies through OLS Model

This study attempts to examine the operational efficiency of thirty-two microfinance institutions in India. Operational efficiency in microfinance institutions refers to how well microfinance institutions allocate the input resources. Since the study is an exploratory nature, therefore, the data are collected from mix market on annual basis. It covers the seven-year period ranging from 2005-06 ...

Microfinance Institutions Performance Measurement: Introducing a New Performance Measurement Framework

Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) face unique challenges since it must achieve a double bottom line— outreach and sustainability. So is microfinance worthwhile or worthless? The proper performance measurement framework here is a better way to judge this than a simple measure of numbers. This paper seeks to present, to MFIs, a new rigorous performance measurement framework that incorporates the b...

Microfinance Performance and Domestic GDP Growth: Testing the Resiliency of Microfinance Institutions to Economic Change

Microfinance has been a topic of much interest recently, in particular the question of whether microfinance institutions can help poor clients while remaining financially sustainable. Recent research has fed hope that they can, suggesting that microfinance institutions are financially resilient to downturns in the domestic marketplace. Not only does this suggest that microfinance institutions m...