Microfinance Financial Sector
Managing the social performance of microfinance institutions
- Jacques Attali Economist PlaNet Finance
- Esther Duflo Professor of economics and Co-Director Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
- William Parienté assistant professor Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)

Microfinance is booming. Beyond financial performance, it is essential for the sector not to lose sight of its social objective. The most innovative MFIs are reacting quickly to the first […]Continue Reading
Microfinance Financial Sector
Recent developments in the impact and mechanisms of microfinance
- Esther Duflo Professor of economics and Co-Director Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
- William Parienté assistant professor Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
- Élodie Parent Investment officer Proparco

Microfinance has aroused widespread enthusiasm over the past 20 years. Its specific credit methodology (group solidarity, small loans, etc…) was thought to solve a number of informational problems on the […]Continue Reading