Benchmarking Arab Microfinance

The report addresses the performance of the microfinance sector within the Arab world by identifying its strengths and its progress in juxtaposition with its status in the wider world. Performance variance within the Arab world is given a thorough analysis. The essay concludes that Arab microfinance is growing at a pace that is much faster than in other regions and is exceeding global averages. In short, Arab microfinance has crossed the “threshold of sustainability"