Resources Guide for Regulators in Africa

This Resources Guide is a compilation of information about the products and services offered by different organizations in the microfinance industry to policymakers and regulators of African microfinance markets. It was compiled as part of the African Microfinance Pricing Transparency Leadership Forum. MFTransparencyinvited a range of organizations, from funders to rating agencies, to write a brief overview of their activities in this space. Each organization has provided contact information in addition to a summary of the work they do that is most relevant to the needs of policymakers and regulators of microfinance markets. The Guide contains details of resources from:

• Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
• Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)
• CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor)
• Grameen Crédit Agricole Microfinance Foundation
• Luxembourg Agency for Development Cooperation
• Making Finance Work for Africa
• MIX (Microfinance Information Exchange)
• MicroFinance Transparency (MFTransparency)
• Microfinanza Rating
• MicroRate Incorporated
• Planet Rating
• UN Capital Development Fund

We encourage you to draw on this Guide as a database of technical experts offering support at all stages of the policy development and implementation process.