Banana Skins 2012: Improving MFI Governance
This year’s Microfinance Banana Skins is aptly titled “Staying Relevant.” The fourth in the series, each year the Banana Skins report reflects not only the perceptions of industry actors but stands as a commentary on the evolution of the microfinance sector itself.
Training MFI Directors on Governance
Some MFIs do have informed and knowledgeable board members who lead the institution and take decisions and actions to define the organization’s mission, establish policies, and determine control mechanisms to allocate power, establish decision making processes and set up procedures for performing specific tasks.
An Independent MFI Board Adds Great Value: Lessons From Pakistan
If a microfinance bank wishes to be successful then both the management team and the board must be picked with quality in mind.
MFI Shareholders And Directors Can Help Achieve Social Goals
As MFIs try to unravel industry expectations on social performance, there is often a missing piece in MFIs’ internal functioning.
Sound Corporate Governance Is Key to Achieving Social Goals
Corporate governance is becoming a topic of high interest among microfinance professionals. Many consider the lack of good corporate governance as one of the main challenges facing the sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.
How Do We Improve Microfinance Governance? Start By Measuring It
Unless an MFI aligns its systems to its mission and its products and services to its strategic goals, it will not adequately meet client needs.
Good Governance Is a Prerequisite for Good Business
The concept of granting loans to low-income people based on no more than a solidarity guarantee has evolved into a multibillion dollar industry.