Microfinance Banana Skins 2008 - Citigroup

C S F I / New York CSFIPreparednessWe asked We asked respondents how how well well prepared prepared they they thought thought MFIs MFIs were were to handle to handle the risks the risksthey they had had identified. identified. Just Just over over a quarter a quarter thought thought they they were were well well prepared prepared with with good goodmanagement and and sound sound strategies. strategies. Only Only five five per cent per cent thought thought they they were were poorly poorlyprepared, prepared, usually usually because because they they lacked lacked management skills skills or sound or sound funding. funding. Over OverPoorly Poorly5% 5%Well Well27% 27%Just Just over over a a quarterof of respondentssay say that that MFIs MFIs are arewell well prepared to tohandle risks risksMixed Mixed68% 68%two two thirds thirds gave gave a mixed a mixed response, response, mainly mainly because because they they differentiated between between large largeMFIs MFIs which which were were on the on whole the whole better better prepared prepared than than small small ones, ones, or because or because they they saw sawsome some countries countries offering offering a better a better operating operating environment than than others. others.The The breakdown by type by type of of respondent shows shows a quarter a quarter of of practitioners and and analysts analyststhinking thinking that that MFIs MFIs were were well well prepared, prepared, but only but only a fifth a fifth of investors. of investors. Investors Investors also alsoled led those those who who gave gave a mixed a mixed rating. rating.Practitioners led led the the (small) (small) number number of ofrespondents who who thought thought they they were were poorly poorly prepared. prepared.Response by type by type of of respondent % %Practitioners Investors Investors Analysts Analysts Others OthersWell Well 25 25 20 20 25 25 37 37Mixed Mixed 69 69 75 75 71 71 59 59Poorly Poorly 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4Many Many respondents felt felt that that present present trends trends of of competition, commercialisation and andgrowing growing dependence on on management and and technological skills skills would would widen widen the gap the gapbetween between MFIs MFIs that that were were well well prepared prepared and those and those that that were were not. not.CSFI / New York CSFI E-mail: info@csfi.org.uk Web: www.csfi.org.uk 35