Useful links

http://www.mixmarket.org/ - Microfinance Information Exchange – information on microfinance institutions, funds and trends

http://www.microfinancegateway.org/ - Microfinance Gateway – general information site on microfinance

 http://www.microrate.com/ – Microrate is a specialist microfinance rating agency

http://www.eiris.org/  – The Ethical Investment Research Service provides research into ethical, environmental and social performance and policies.

 http://www.cgap.org/ – Consultative Group to Assist the Poor is a consortium of public and private organisations focussed on poverty alleviation

http://www.dwmarkets.com/ – A specialist US microfinance fund manager

Market Reports

• Landscape of Microfinance Investment 2008 – Elizabeth Littlefield, CGAP
• Can microfinance reduce portfolio volatility - Nicolas Kraus and Ingo Walter
• Microfinance: an emerging investment opportunity – Deutsche Bank Research
• Foreign capital investment in microfinance: balancing social and financial returns – CGAP Focus Note