Debt to Equity in Microfinance
Dear Reader,
The issue of debt vs. equity is now going to be increasingly recognised - in microfinance - as I found out today on the cfi blog:
"Debt to Equity. The demand for equity and subordinated debt is huge and continuing to grow, mainly coming from mature MFIs. More MIVs are moving away from debt toward equity, being driven in part by a desire to be more involved in governance, to play a larger role in risk management, and because the regulators are requiring more capital. Also, fund investors increasingly want to know how much of a fund’s return is coming from debt versus equity. Some of the larger DFIs need to disburse large amount of funds, so they have to make debt investments, leaving an unmet demand for equity."
http://cfi-blog.org/2012/11/19/microfinances-new-normal/
An important food for thought beyond microfinance itself in my opinion.
Best regards,
Michael Saleh Gassner
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