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STUDY: The  State of Microfinance Investment: 2010 MicroRate MIV Survey is the 5th annual survey evaluating trends in microfinance investment. The 2010 MIV Survey is a part of MicroRate’s MFInsights research. 

View the full report, the summary paper or the  presentation. Para accesar al documento en español: Situación de la Inversión en Microfinanzas: Estudio VIM MicroRate 2010.

The State of Microfinance Investment 2009,  MicroRate’s 2009 MIV Survey, analyzed the growth and trends of microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs).  Click here to view the summary paper or the full presentation.

MicroRate’s 2007 MIV Survey (2008)
MicroRate released its fourth annual Microfinance Investment Vehicle (MIV) Survey in August of 2008. According to the survey, in 2007 microfinance funding through MIVs grew to US$3.066 billion from nearly US$1.481 billion in 2006. Click here to view the 2007 MIV Survey Summary or the 2007 MIV Survey Presentation.

MicroRate’s 2006 MIV Survey- Microfinance Investment Vehicles: An Emerging Asset Class
During the last few years a new type of intermediary has evolved, that mobilizes funds from investors in rich countries and channels them to MFIs in the developing world.  Popularly known as “Microfinance Funds”, entities that raise money and channel it to microfinance institutions (MFIs) are only rarely “Funds” in a legal sense.  They are therefore collectively referred to as Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIVs). These microfinance investment vehicles (“MIVs”) are the subject of this review.  Click here to read this survey.