Our Approach
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CGAP recently established regional representatives in several regions to improve communications and services for CGAP, funders, policy makers, financial service providers and other key contacts.
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East Asia/Pacific
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The East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region contains a significant share of the world’s population (22%) and the world’s poor (25%). Though there is a great deal of heterogeneity, overall, EAP has enjoyed a steady rate of economic growth.
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Europe/Central Asia
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The ECA region is made up of 22 countries with a total population of about 366 million people. As of January 2009, the ECA region had over 8,200 active MFIs serving over 9 million borrowers.
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CGAP and the MIX have released the 2011 snapshot of microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa, showing the region has the largest portion of people excluded from formal financial services.
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Home to more than 780 million people, Africa is a diverse region in terms of history, culture, languages, economic prospects, political systems. Despite its diversity, Africa faces many challenges.
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Latin America/Caribbean
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In 2008, there were at least 400 MFIs across Latin America, with an estimated gross loan portfolio of more than $15 billion and nearly 13 million borrowers.
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Middle East/North Africa
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This extensive region extends from Morocco in northwest Africa to Iran in southwest Asia, comprising about 6% of the world's population.
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South Asia
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South Asia has a highly diverse microfinance landscape. From the fledgling microfinance market of Afghanistan starting afresh, to the nearly four decades of experience of modern style microfinance in Bangladesh.
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