Lessons from the MIX in Tracking Islamic Microfinance Development
Consistently tracking and analyzing the performance of Islamic microfinance providers will be key to improving their services and, in turn, broadening their outreach.
Smart Policy: Why Islamic Banks Matter in Indonesia
With financing a key need for millions of micro to mid-sized entrepreneurs, empowering Islamic financial service providers to reach more clients is not only good for business. It’s smart policy.
Can Islamic Banking Offer Some Lessons to Islamic Microfinance?
The journey of Islamic banking may offer some lessons - including product diversity - to Islamic microfinance.
Sharia-Compliant Finance for MSMEs in Algeria
Since many youth in Algeria are reluctant to use financial products that charge interest (a violation of Islamic financial principles), the Algerian government set out to to make available a Sharia-compliant product that is both affordable and scalable.
A National Experiment: Sharia-Compliant Finance in Sudan
Sudan's banking system went Islamic in the 1980's and can offer several lessons on delivering Sharia-compliant financial products to the poor.
Islamic Microfinance in Pakistan: The Experience so Far
There is huge potential for microfinance providers to expand outreach in the niche market of Sharia-compliant financial services in Pakistan. This could be achieved by diversifying products as well as expanding geographic outreach.
Islamic Microfinance in Yemen: Challenges and Opportunities
In an effort to foster hope and stability among Yemen’s poor, who have been disproportionately affected by the country’s turmoil, Al-Amal Microfinance Bank is working to introduce a range of Sharia-compliant microfinance products aimed at reaching the unbanked.