摘要：A wealth of information on South Asian microfinance
lurks in the shadows as the region’s impressive
achievements in outreach grab the spotlight. Around
the globe, microfinance in South Asia is synonymous
with giants like Grameen Bank, ASA and BRAC.
Together with the self help groups in India, these
institutions have revolutionized access to financial
services, providing microloans on a grand scale to
some of the poorest clients in the world. Massive
credit outreach is but a piece of the picture, yet details
on the financial performance of the sector are not as
well known. These aspects remain hidden behind
the veil of weak dissemination of industry reporting
standards, poor financial disclosures and few public
information centers on microfinance institutional
performance.
