Policymakers in Colombia have been cautiously moving toward a transparency-based approach to pricing for microfinance, reducing their traditional reliance on interest rate caps.

On August 23, 2011 MFTransparency launched the Transparent Pricing Initiative in Mozambique with a workshop in Maputo. Topics covered included the importance and implantation of pricing transparency. View the presentations here.

Microfinance Focus: First 16 microfinance institutions have submitted data to the Transparent Pricing Initiative in the Philippines which was launched by MicroFinance Transparency in March 2011.

MFTransparency authors have had great opportunities lately to guest blog for some leading industry organizations, including Oikocredit USA and CGAP. We are excited to share the concepts that we train industry leaders around the world in through these new channels. The following is an overview of two guest posts we’ve recently published.

CGAP: With accurate, comparable information, all stakeholders can compare the prices of loans of identical sizes and purposes and make better informed decisions.

ASA Philippines Foundation is the first microfinance institution in the Philippines to submit pricing data to MFTransparency, closely followed by Ahon sa Hirap (ASHI), Rizal Microbank and Kasagana-Ka Development Center (KDCI).

Microfinance Focus: MFTransparency and AMOMIF will co-host a workshop in Maputo, Mozambique on August 23, 2011 to launch the Transparent Pricing Initiative in Mozambique.

The presence of representatives of more than 24 African countries, as well as a number of industry experts and technical assistance providers, made the African Microfinance Pricing Transparency Leadership Forum a successful event. You can find the event materials here.

MFTransparency and the Mozambican Association of Microfinance Operators to Launch the Transparent Pricing Initiative in Mozambique

Oikocredit USA: This is a continuation of Oikocredit USA’s Microfinance Investor Education Series, or MIE Series, designed to educate investors, advisors and fiduciaries about social impact issues in microfinance investing. Today’s blog is the first of a series of Guest Blogs by Alexandra Fiorillo at MicroFinance Transparency.