Posted on February 4, 2009 - by Gavin

Valuing Equity Investments in Microfinance: CGAP and J.P. Morgan Establish First Ever Microfinance Equity Investment Benchmarks…

Washington, United States,  February 03, 2009  –  Though equity investment in microfinance is a small market niche, it’s growing fast. But just what criteria are investors using to make their decisions? Both investors and microfinance institutions (MFIs) need reliable and accessible market references to improve equity pricing; yet, information on microfinance valuation is scarce, and private data are hard to access. Indeed, little research has been done on microfinance equity valuation – until now.
CGAP and JP Morgan have teamed up to tackle the challenge of valuing equity investments in microfinance – and the result is the first ever set of benchmarks for the valuation of microfinance equity… [click here to read the rest of this article...]