Studies and Reports

This report summarises end of Quarter 1 2022 performance of microfinance institutions comprising of Banks MDIs, MFIs and SACCOs. It indicates a comparison between these financial institutions in regards to the key performance indicators of Profitability, Efficiency, Portfolio quality and Liquidity in line with the Industry Benchmark. The report is based on data collected from 48 institutions.

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This report is a compilation of case studies of financial institutions that have implemented the Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) loan product through support from the Association of Microfinance institutions of Uganda (AMFIU) and Water.org.

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The state of the practice report provides an overview of the legal framework, regulations, and industry practices related to client protection in Uganda’s microfinance sector.

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The report highlights the Implementation of the Client Protection Principles in the Ugandan Market.Client protection has emerged as a key aspect of the microfinance industry in Uganda and globally.

This has come in the wake of the microfinance sector to renew their focus on the client and ensure that client needs are at the core of the microfinance business.

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This Report gives an overview of the status and dynamics of Uganda’s Microfinance industry. Highlights demographic and macroeconomic context,and the performance status of the microfinance industry.

The report is based on the financial data from 50 institutions that consistently submitted their PMT reports to AMFIU in the period 2013-2014. These reports were then aggregated and analyzed using the Performance monitoring system – a central database housed at AMFIU.

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This Report gives an overview of the status and dynamics of Uganda’s Microfinance industry. Highlights demographic and macroeconomic context,and the performance status of the microfinance industry.

The report is based on the financial data from 50 institutions that consistently submitted their PMT reports to AMFIU in the period 2019/2020. These reports were then aggregated and analyzed using the Performance monitoring system – a central database housed at AMFIU.

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AMFIU has for the past five years supported its members to institutionalize SPM, and this year AMFIU assessed members’ compliance with the new Universal Standards for Social Performance Management.

This case study documents the practical process that AMFIU has taken to support members to increase compliance with Dimension one of the Universal Standards (Define and monitor your social goals).

This case study has been written for other microfinance associations that aim to support their members around Dimension One, but is also relevant for microfinance providers that wish to improve compliance in this area. This case has been documented as part of the Microfinance Center (MFC)’s Social Performance Fund support to the Association of Microfinance Institutions of Uganda (AMFIU).

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This case study describes UGAFODE’s customer complaint handling system, and how this lines up with both Client Protection Principle 7 (mechanisms for complaint resolution) and with the Universal Standards for Social Performance Management.

This Case Study has been written as part of Microfinance Centre’s Social Performance Fund, funded by the Ford Foundation and with support from the Association of Microfinance Institutions in Uganda (AMFIU).

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Find information about Microfinance Institutions, their products, and contacts. In addition you will find information about different stakeholders who support the sector in different areas that include wholesale lending, capacity building, supply of IT solutions among others.

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Find information about Microfinance Institutions, their products, and contacts. In addition you will find information about different stakeholders who support the sector in different areas that include wholesale lending, capacity building, supply of IT solutions among others.

Download and Read the Entire Publication