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Xavier Reille

Xavier Reille

   

Lead Microfinance Specialist. Xavier joined CGAP in 1999 and co-manages CGAP's Donors and Investors team in addition to chairing the board of directors of the Microfinance Information eXchange and leading CGAP programs in the Arab world. He is also the founder of the Microfinance Gateway, the knowledge platform of the microfinance industry. Xavier managed the G8 CGAP MENA Initiative from 2005 to 2008 and lead CGAP transparency and technology programs from 2000 to 2005. 

Before joining CGAP, Xavier set up several microfinance investment funds in Southeast Asia for Catholic Relief Services. He also worked for SIDI, a venture capital company focusing on SME investments. Xavier has been a board member of several microfinance banks and nonprofit organizations. He has also authored over 20 publications on access to finance topics. Xavier has a master’s degree from the University of Paris. He speaks French, Spanish, English, and Bahasa Indonesian

 

CGAP Publications by This Author

Microfinance Investors Adjust Strategy in Tougher Market Conditions
Indian Microfinance Goes Public: The SKS Initial Public Offering
Microfinance Foreign Exchange Facilities
All Eyes on Asset Quality
Growth and Vulnerabilities in Microfinance
Islamic Microfinance: An Emerging Market Niche
The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Microfinance Institutions and Their Clients
The Rise, Fall, and Recovery of the Microfinance Sector in Morocco
Shedding Light on Microfinance Equity Valuation: Past and Present
Microfinance Banana Skins 2009: Confronting Crisis and Change

Blog Entries by Xavier Reille

SKS IPO Success and Excess
A new microfinance giant in Morocco
Should big MFIs be prudentially supervised even if they don’t take deposits? Are they “too nice to fail”?
Are MFIs in India overvalued?
The dark side of competition: credit risk and market penetration
The perils of uncontrolled growth
A new risk landscape for India commercial microfinance

Additional Resources

Behind the Headlines: How Are Equity Investments in Microfinance Valued?
Behind the Headlines: Surging Private Investment in Microfinance - An in
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