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Results Dashboard: CGAP Pulse Survey of Microfinance Institutions

This interactive dashboard allows you to explore the publicly available results of the CGAP Pulse Survey of Microfinance Institutions. Launched on 1 June 2020, this monthly survey provides a high-level picture of how COVID-19 is impacting the microfinance sector at the global, regional, and national levels. All microfinance providers are encouraged to participate in the current wave. The dashboard reports the financial condition of microfinance institutions as of 30 August 2020, based on surveys conducted through November 2020 (however, as indicated when the data is sorted by "period," certain indicators were tracked only in earlier waves of the survey). A total of 386 microfinance institutions have participated in at least one wave of the survey to date.

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Microfinance and COVID-19: Insights from CGAP's Global Pulse Survey

The global microfinance sector is facing a crisis at a time when many borrowers are unable to repay their loans due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Launched on June 1, 2020, CGAP's Global Pulse Survey of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) is the first survey that aims to

Topic: Business and Markets
Tag: Microfinance Insitutions

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COVID-19 Briefing

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