Microfinance has been developed around the world as a popular poverty reduction strategy. Many pioneering MFIs all over the world have demonstrated that these institutions can deliver financial services to the poor that otherwise would not have access to these services. Various impact studies have reported the successful outcomes of microfinance programs in improving the incomes and reducing the vulnerability of the poor.

Despite the successful implementation of microfinance programs all around the world, millions of poor still cannot get access to the services provided by the microfinance institutions. In order to improve the outreach, scale and further growth of microfinance industry new financing ideas are needed. The Report deliberates on some of the innovative financing mechanisms to support the MFIs in this regard.

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Microfinance Institutions in the OIC Member Countries (English)