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It has been lauded as one of the most promising ways of using the market to reduce poverty and boost economies in some of the world&#039;s most deprived areas.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But in recent months the work of microfinance institutions (MFIs), which provide small loans to poor people with no access to traditional banking services, has come under scrutiny after a spate of suicides in the Indian province of Andhra Pradesh was linked to borrowers&#039; inability to repay their loans.&lt;br /&gt;
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The news made international headlines and highlighted how accumulated debt can harm borrowers required to pay interest rates typically as high as 30%.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Microcredit itself it has not really proved a panacea,&amp;quot; says Kamal Munir of the UK&#039;s Cambridge Judge Business School, who has been monitoring the industry as an advisor to various international financial institutions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;If anything, it has trapped a lot of people in a vicious debt cycle,&amp;quot; he adds, noting that many borrowers find they need to take extra loans to repay previous debts.&lt;br /&gt;
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According to the Microfinance Information Exchange, a non-profit group that tracks the industry, there are eight million microfinance borrowers in Africa, in contrast to industry leader South Asia where there are more than 50 million.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A 2010 study focused on sub-Saharan Africa painted a mixed picture about the impact of microfinance on the lives of poor people in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Researchers from the University of London&#039;s Institute of Education (IOE) and the University of Johannesburg found that some microfinance projects have the potential to boost the quality of borrowers&#039; lives by increasing incomes and improving food security as well as access to health and housing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But the authors of the report &amp;quot;What is the impact of microfinance on poor people?&amp;quot; also note that in some cases microfinance in Africa fails to improve the lives of deprived people, while sometimes it even makes them poorer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Report author Ruth Stewart, of the IOE, says that because the repayment of loans usually has to start very quickly -- often within a week or a month of the loan being taken out -- many borrowers turn to short-term investments hoping they will make a quick profit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Such investments usually fail to produce enough long-term returns to pay the interest on the loan, which pushes people to turn to borrowing again.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;There are clear indications that microcredit clients in some areas, the longer they remain in the credit programs and the more cycles of loans they go through, the more likely they are to fail,&amp;quot; says Stewart.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;If anything, it has trapped a lot of people in a vicious debt cycle,&amp;quot; he adds, noting that many borrowers find they need to take extra loans to repay previous debts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
According to the Microfinance Information Exchange, a non-profit group that tracks the industry, there are eight million microfinance borrowers in Africa, in contrast to industry leader South Asia where there are more than 50 million.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A 2010 study focused on sub-Saharan Africa painted a mixed picture about the impact of microfinance on the lives of poor people in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Researchers from the University of London&#039;s Institute of Education (IOE) and the University of Johannesburg found that some microfinance projects have the potential to boost the quality of borrowers&#039; lives by increasing incomes and improving food security as well as access to health and housing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But the authors of the report &amp;quot;What is the impact of microfinance on poor people?&amp;quot; also note that in some cases microfinance in Africa fails to improve the lives of deprived people, while sometimes it even makes them poorer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;There are clear indications that microcredit clients in some areas, the longer they remain in the credit programs and the more cycles of loans they go through, the more likely they are to fail,&amp;quot; says Stewart.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
The news made international headlines and highlighted how accumulated debt can harm borrowers required to pay interest rates typically as high as 30%.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Microcredit itself it has not really proved a panacea,&amp;quot; says Kamal Munir of the UK&#039;s Cambridge Judge Business School, who has been monitoring the industry as an advisor to various international financial institutions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;If anything, it has trapped a lot of people in a vicious debt cycle,&amp;quot; he adds, noting that many borrowers find they need to take extra loans to repay previous debts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
According to the Microfinance Information Exchange, a non-profit group that tracks the industry, there are eight million microfinance borrowers in Africa, in contrast to industry leader South Asia where there are more than 50 million.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A 2010 study focused on sub-Saharan Africa painted a mixed picture about the impact of microfinance on the lives of poor people in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Researchers from the University of London&#039;s Institute of Education (IOE) and the University of Johannesburg found that some microfinance projects have the potential to boost the quality of borrowers&#039; lives by increasing incomes and improving food security as well as access to health and housing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But the authors of the report &amp;quot;What is the impact of microfinance on poor people?&amp;quot; also note that in some cases microfinance in Africa fails to improve the lives of deprived people, while sometimes it even makes them poorer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;There are clear indications that microcredit clients in some areas, the longer they remain in the credit programs and the more cycles of loans they go through, the more likely they are to fail,&amp;quot; says Stewart.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Such failures can be damaging not only for the borrowers themselves but also for the industry as a whole, which relies on debt repayments.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;If anything, it has trapped a lot of people in a vicious debt cycle,&amp;quot; he adds, noting that many borrowers find they need to take extra loans to repay previous debts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
According to the Microfinance Information Exchange, a non-profit group that tracks the industry, there are eight million microfinance borrowers in Africa, in contrast to industry leader South Asia where there are more than 50 million.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A 2010 study focused on sub-Saharan Africa painted a mixed picture about the impact of microfinance on the lives of poor people in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
According to the study, this happens because these high-risk borrowers often need to use the money for day-to-day consumption, instead of investing in their futures. In other cases, their &amp;quot;businesses fail to produce enough profit to pay high interest rates.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Such investments usually fail to produce enough long-term returns to pay the interest on the loan, which pushes people to turn to borrowing again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;There are clear indications that microcredit clients in some areas, the longer they remain in the credit programs and the more cycles of loans they go through, the more likely they are to fail,&amp;quot; says Stewart.&lt;br /&gt;
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In other cases, their &quot;businesses fail to produce enough profit to pay high interest rates.&quot;<br /><br />Report author Ruth Stewart, of the IOE, says that because the repayment of loans usually has to start very quickly -- often within a week or a month of the loan being taken out -- many borrowers turn to short-term investments hoping they will make a quick profit.<br /><br />Such investments usually fail to produce enough long-term returns to pay the interest on the loan, which pushes people to turn to borrowing again.<br /><br />&quot;There are clear indications that microcredit clients in some areas, the longer they remain in the credit programs and the more cycles of loans they go through, the more likely they are to fail,&quot; says Stewart.<br /><br />Such failures can be damaging not only for the borrowers themselves but also for the industry as a whole, which relies on debt repayments.<br /><br />&quot;If anything, it has trapped a lot of people in a vicious debt cycle,&quot; he adds, noting that many borrowers find they need to take extra loans to repay previous debts.<br /><br />According to the Microfinance Information Exchange, a non-profit group that tracks the industry, there are eight million microfinance borrowers in Africa, in contrast to industry leader South Asia where there are more than 50 million.<br /><br />A 2010 study focused on sub-Saharan Africa painted a mixed picture about the impact of microfinance on the lives of poor people in the region.<br /><br />Researchers from the University of London's Institute of Education (IOE) and the University of Johannesburg found that some microfinance projects have the potential to boost the quality of borrowers' lives by increasing incomes and improving food security as well as access to health and housing.<br /><br />But the authors of the report &quot;What is the impact of microfinance on poor people?&quot; also note that in some cases microfinance in Africa fails to improve the lives of deprived people, while sometimes it even makes them poorer.<br /><br />According to the study, this happens because these high-risk borrowers often need to use the money for day-to-day consumption, instead of investing in their futures. 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But in recent months the work of microfinance institutions (MFIs), which provide small loans to poor people with no access to traditional banking services, has come under scrutiny after a spate of suicides in the Indian province of Andhra Pradesh was linked to borrowers&#039; inability to repay their loans.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Microcredit itself it has not really proved a panacea,&amp;quot; says Kamal Munir of the UK&#039;s Cambridge Judge Business School, who has been monitoring the industry as an advisor to various international financial institutions.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;If anything, it has trapped a lot of people in a vicious debt cycle,&amp;quot; he adds, noting that many borrowers find they need to take extra loans to repay previous debts.&lt;br /&gt;
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According to the Microfinance Information Exchange, a non-profit group that tracks the industry, there are eight million microfinance borrowers in Africa, in contrast to industry leader South Asia where there are more than 50 million.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A 2010 study focused on sub-Saharan Africa painted a mixed picture about the impact of microfinance on the lives of poor people in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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Researchers from the University of London&#039;s Institute of Education (IOE) and the University of Johannesburg found that some microfinance projects have the potential to boost the quality of borrowers&#039; lives by increasing incomes and improving food security as well as access to health and housing.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;There are clear indications that microcredit clients in some areas, the longer they remain in the credit programs and the more cycles of loans they go through, the more likely they are to fail,&amp;quot; says Stewart.&lt;br /&gt;
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A 2010 study focused on sub-Saharan Africa painted a mixed picture about the impact of microfinance on the lives of poor people in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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It has been lauded as one of the most promising ways of using the market to reduce poverty and boost economies in some of the world&#039;s most deprived areas.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But in recent months the work of microfinance institutions (MFIs), which provide small loans to poor people with no access to traditional banking services, has come under scrutiny after a spate of suicides in the Indian province of Andhra Pradesh was linked to borrowers&#039; inability to repay their loans.&lt;br /&gt;
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The news made international headlines and highlighted how accumulated debt can harm borrowers required to pay interest rates typically as high as 30%.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Microcredit itself it has not really proved a panacea,&amp;quot; says Kamal Munir of the UK&#039;s Cambridge Judge Business School, who has been monitoring the industry as an advisor to various international financial institutions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;If anything, it has trapped a lot of people in a vicious debt cycle,&amp;quot; he adds, noting that many borrowers find they need to take extra loans to repay previous debts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
According to the Microfinance Information Exchange, a non-profit group that tracks the industry, there are eight million microfinance borrowers in Africa, in contrast to industry leader South Asia where there are more than 50 million.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A 2010 study focused on sub-Saharan Africa painted a mixed picture about the impact of microfinance on the lives of poor people in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Researchers from the University of London&#039;s Institute of Education (IOE) and the University of Johannesburg found that some microfinance projects have the potential to boost the quality of borrowers&#039; lives by increasing incomes and improving food security as well as access to health and housing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But the authors of the report &amp;quot;What is the impact of microfinance on poor people?&amp;quot; also note that in some cases microfinance in Africa fails to improve the lives of deprived people, while sometimes it even makes them poorer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
According to the study, this happens because these high-risk borrowers often need to use the money for day-to-day consumption, instead of investing in their futures. In other cases, their &amp;quot;businesses fail to produce enough profit to pay high interest rates.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Report author Ruth Stewart, of the IOE, says that because the repayment of loans usually has to start very quickly -- often within a week or a month of the loan being taken out -- many borrowers turn to short-term investments hoping they will make a quick profit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Such investments usually fail to produce enough long-term returns to pay the interest on the loan, which pushes people to turn to borrowing again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;There are clear indications that microcredit clients in some areas, the longer they remain in the credit programs and the more cycles of loans they go through, the more likely they are to fail,&amp;quot; says Stewart.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Such failures can be damaging not only for the borrowers themselves but also for the industry as a whole, which relies on debt repayments.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;If anything, it has trapped a lot of people in a vicious debt cycle,&amp;quot; he adds, noting that many borrowers find they need to take extra loans to repay previous debts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
According to the Microfinance Information Exchange, a non-profit group that tracks the industry, there are eight million microfinance borrowers in Africa, in contrast to industry leader South Asia where there are more than 50 million.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A 2010 study focused on sub-Saharan Africa painted a mixed picture about the impact of microfinance on the lives of poor people in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Researchers from the University of London&#039;s Institute of Education (IOE) and the University of Johannesburg found that some microfinance projects have the potential to boost the quality of borrowers&#039; lives by increasing incomes and improving food security as well as access to health and housing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But the authors of the report &amp;quot;What is the impact of microfinance on poor people?&amp;quot; also note that in some cases microfinance in Africa fails to improve the lives of deprived people, while sometimes it even makes them poorer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
According to the study, this happens because these high-risk borrowers often need to use the money for day-to-day consumption, instead of investing in their futures. In other cases, their &amp;quot;businesses fail to produce enough profit to pay high interest rates.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Report author Ruth Stewart, of the IOE, says that because the repayment of loans usually has to start very quickly -- often within a week or a month of the loan being taken out -- many borrowers turn to short-term investments hoping they will make a quick profit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;There are clear indications that microcredit clients in some areas, the longer they remain in the credit programs and the more cycles of loans they go through, the more likely they are to fail,&amp;quot; says Stewart.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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                <br /><div align="justify">It has been lauded as one of the most promising ways of using the market to reduce poverty and boost economies in some of the world's most deprived areas.<br /><br />But in recent months the work of microfinance institutions (MFIs), which provide small loans to poor people with no access to traditional banking services, has come under scrutiny after a spate of suicides in the Indian province of Andhra Pradesh was linked to borrowers' inability to repay their loans.<br /><br />The news made international headlines and highlighted how accumulated debt can harm borrowers required to pay interest rates typically as high as 30%.<br /><br />&quot;Microcredit itself it has not really proved a panacea,&quot; says Kamal Munir of the UK's Cambridge Judge Business School, who has been monitoring the industry as an advisor to various international financial institutions.<br /><br />&quot;If anything, it has trapped a lot of people in a vicious debt cycle,&quot; he adds, noting that many borrowers find they need to take extra loans to repay previous debts.<br /><br />According to the Microfinance Information Exchange, a non-profit group that tracks the industry, there are eight million microfinance borrowers in Africa, in contrast to industry leader South Asia where there are more than 50 million.<br /><br />A 2010 study focused on sub-Saharan Africa painted a mixed picture about the impact of microfinance on the lives of poor people in the region.<br /><br />Researchers from the University of London's Institute of Education (IOE) and the University of Johannesburg found that some microfinance projects have the potential to boost the quality of borrowers' lives by increasing incomes and improving food security as well as access to health and housing.<br /><br />But the authors of the report &quot;What is the impact of microfinance on poor people?&quot; also note that in some cases microfinance in Africa fails to improve the lives of deprived people, while sometimes it even makes them poorer.<br /><br />According to the study, this happens because these high-risk borrowers often need to use the money for day-to-day consumption, instead of investing in their futures. 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&amp;quot;There are clear indications that microcredit clients in some areas, the longer they remain in the credit programs and the more cycles of loans they go through, the more likely they are to fail,&amp;quot; says Stewart.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;If anything, it has trapped a lot of people in a vicious debt cycle,&amp;quot; he adds, noting that many borrowers find they need to take extra loans to repay previous debts.&lt;br /&gt;
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According to the Microfinance Information Exchange, a non-profit group that tracks the industry, there are eight million microfinance borrowers in Africa, in contrast to industry leader South Asia where there are more than 50 million.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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But the authors of the report &amp;quot;What is the impact of microfinance on poor people?&amp;quot; also note that in some cases microfinance in Africa fails to improve the lives of deprived people, while sometimes it even makes them poorer.&lt;br /&gt;
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The news made international headlines and highlighted how accumulated debt can harm borrowers required to pay interest rates typically as high as 30%.<br />
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&quot;Microcredit itself it has not really proved a panacea,&quot; says Kamal Munir of the UK's Cambridge Judge Business School, who has been monitoring the industry as an advisor to various international financial institutions.<br />
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&quot;If anything, it has trapped a lot of people in a vicious debt cycle,&quot; he adds, noting that many borrowers find they need to take extra loans to repay previous debts.<br />
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According to the Microfinance Information Exchange, a non-profit group that tracks the industry, there are eight million microfinance borrowers in Africa, in contrast to industry leader South Asia where there are more than 50 million.<br />
<br />
A 2010 study focused on sub-Saharan Africa painted a mixed picture about the impact of microfinance on the lives of poor people in the region.<br />
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Researchers from the University of London's Institute of Education (IOE) and the University of Johannesburg found that some microfinance projects have the potential to boost the quality of borrowers' lives by increasing incomes and improving food security as well as access to health and housing.<br />
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<br />
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<br />
A 2010 study focused on sub-Saharan Africa painted a mixed picture about the impact of microfinance on the lives of poor people in the region.<br />
<br />
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It has been lauded as one of the most promising ways of using the market to reduce poverty and boost economies in some of the world's most deprived areas.<br />
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But in recent months the work of microfinance institutions (MFIs), which provide small loans to poor people with no access to traditional banking services, has come under scrutiny after a spate of suicides in the Indian province of Andhra Pradesh was linked to borrowers' inability to repay their loans.<br />
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The news made international headlines and highlighted how accumulated debt can harm borrowers required to pay interest rates typically as high as 30%.<br />
<br />
&quot;Microcredit itself it has not really proved a panacea,&quot; says Kamal Munir of the UK's Cambridge Judge Business School, who has been monitoring the industry as an advisor to various international financial institutions.<br />
<br />
&quot;If anything, it has trapped a lot of people in a vicious debt cycle,&quot; he adds, noting that many borrowers find they need to take extra loans to repay previous debts.<br />
<br />
According to the Microfinance Information Exchange, a non-profit group that tracks the industry, there are eight million microfinance borrowers in Africa, in contrast to industry leader South Asia where there are more than 50 million.<br />
<br />
A 2010 study focused on sub-Saharan Africa painted a mixed picture about the impact of microfinance on the lives of poor people in the region.<br />
<br />
Researchers from the University of London's Institute of Education (IOE) and the University of Johannesburg found that some microfinance projects have the potential to boost the quality of borrowers' lives by increasing incomes and improving food security as well as access to health and housing.<br />
<br />
But the authors of the report &quot;What is the impact of microfinance on poor people?&quot; also note that in some cases microfinance in Africa fails to improve the lives of deprived people, while sometimes it even makes them poorer.<br />
<br />
According to the study, this happens because these high-risk borrowers often need to use the money for day-to-day consumption, instead of investing in their futures. In other cases, their &quot;businesses fail to produce enough profit to pay high interest rates.&quot;<br />
<br />
Report author Ruth Stewart, of the IOE, says that because the repayment of loans usually has to start very quickly -- often within a week or a month of the loan being taken out -- many borrowers turn to short-term investments hoping they will make a quick profit.<br />
<br />
Such investments usually fail to produce enough long-term returns to pay the interest on the loan, which pushes people to turn to borrowing again.<br />
<br />
&quot;There are clear indications that microcredit clients in some areas, the longer they remain in the credit programs and the more cycles of loans they go through, the more likely they are to fail,&quot; says Stewart.<br />
<br />
Such failures can be damaging not only for the borrowers themselves but also for the industry as a whole, which relies on debt repayments.<br />
<br />
&quot;If anything, it has trapped a lot of people in a vicious debt cycle,&quot; he adds, noting that many borrowers find they need to take extra loans to repay previous debts.<br />
<br />
According to the Microfinance Information Exchange, a non-profit group that tracks the industry, there are eight million microfinance borrowers in Africa, in contrast to industry leader South Asia where there are more than 50 million.<br />
<br />
A 2010 study focused on sub-Saharan Africa painted a mixed picture about the impact of microfinance on the lives of poor people in the region.<br />
<br />
Researchers from the University of London's Institute of Education (IOE) and the University of Johannesburg found that some microfinance projects have the potential to boost the quality of borrowers' lives by increasing incomes and improving food security as well as access to health and housing.<br />
<br />
But the authors of the report &quot;What is the impact of microfinance on poor people?&quot; also note that in some cases microfinance in Africa fails to improve the lives of deprived people, while sometimes it even makes them poorer.<br />
<br />
According to the study, this happens because these high-risk borrowers often need to use the money for day-to-day consumption, instead of investing in their futures. In other cases, their &quot;businesses fail to produce enough profit to pay high interest rates.&quot;<br />
<br />
Report author Ruth Stewart, of the IOE, says that because the repayment of loans usually has to start very quickly -- often within a week or a month of the loan being taken out -- many borrowers turn to short-term investments hoping they will make a quick profit.<br />
<br />
Such investments usually fail to produce enough long-term returns to pay the interest on the loan, which pushes people to turn to borrowing again.<br />
<br />
&quot;There are clear indications that microcredit clients in some areas, the longer they remain in the credit programs and the more cycles of loans they go through, the more likely they are to fail,&quot; says Stewart.<br />
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Such failures can be damaging not only for the borrowers themselves but also for the industry as a whole, which relies on debt repayments.<br />
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Experts warn Africa must learn from India's microfinance problems by Teo Kermeliotis

It has been lauded as one of the most promising ways of using the market to reduce poverty and boost economies in some of the world's most deprived areas. But in recent months the work of microfinance institutions (MFIs), which provide small loans to poor people with no access to traditional banking services, has come under scrutiny after a spate of suicides in the Indian province of Andhra Pradesh was linked to borrowers' inability to repay their loans. The news made international headlines and highlighted how accumulated debt can harm borrowers required to pay interest rates typically as high as 30%. "Microcredit itself it has not really proved a panacea," says Kamal Munir of the UK's Cambridge Judge Business School, who has been monitoring the industry as an advisor to various international financial institutions. "If anything, it has trapped a lot of people in a vicious debt cycle," he adds, noting that many borrowers find they need to take extra loans to repay previous debts. According to the Microfinance Information Exchange, a non-profit group that tracks the industry, there are eight million microfinance borrowers in Africa, in contrast to industry leader South Asia where there are more than 50 million. A 2010 study focused on sub-Saharan Africa painted a mixed picture about the impact of microfinance on the lives of poor people in the region. Researchers from the University of London's Institute of Education (IOE) and the University of Johannesburg found that some microfinance projects have the potential to boost the quality of borrowers' lives by increasing incomes and improving food security as well as access to health and housing. But the authors of the report "What is the impact of microfinance on poor people?" also note that in some cases microfinance in Africa fails to improve the lives of deprived people, while sometimes it even makes them poorer. According to the study, this happens because these high-risk borrowers often need to use the money for day-to-day consumption, instead of investing in their futures. In other cases, their "businesses fail to produce enough profit to pay high interest rates." Report author Ruth Stewart, of the IOE, says that because the repayment of loans usually has to start very quickly -- often within a week or a month of the loan being taken out -- many borrowers turn to short-term investments hoping they will make a quick profit. Such investments usually fail to produce enough long-term returns to pay the interest on the loan, which pushes people to turn to borrowing again. "There are clear indications that microcredit clients in some areas, the longer they remain in the credit programs and the more cycles of loans they go through, the more likely they are to fail," says Stewart. Such failures can be damaging not only for the borrowers themselves but also for the industry as a whole, which relies on debt repayments. "If anything, it has trapped a lot of people in a vicious debt cycle," he adds, noting that many borrowers find they need to take extra loans to repay previous debts. According to the Microfinance Information Exchange, a non-profit group that tracks the industry, there are eight million microfinance borrowers in Africa, in contrast to industry leader South Asia where there are more than 50 million. A 2010 study focused on sub-Saharan Africa painted a mixed picture about the impact of microfinance on the lives of poor people in the region. Researchers from the University of London's Institute of Education (IOE) and the University of Johannesburg found that some microfinance projects have the potential to boost the quality of borrowers' lives by increasing incomes and improving food security as well as access to health and housing. But the authors of the report "What is the impact of microfinance on poor people?" also note that in some cases microfinance in Africa fails to improve the lives of deprived people, while sometimes it even makes them poorer. According to the study, this happens because these high-risk borrowers often need to use the money for day-to-day consumption, instead of investing in their futures. In other cases, their "businesses fail to produce enough profit to pay high interest rates." Report author Ruth Stewart, of the IOE, says that because the repayment of loans usually has to start very quickly -- often within a week or a month of the loan being taken out -- many borrowers turn to short-term investments hoping they will make a quick profit. Such investments usually fail to produce enough long-term returns to pay the interest on the loan, which pushes people to turn to borrowing again. "There are clear indications that microcredit clients in some areas, the longer they remain in the credit programs and the more cycles of loans they go through, the more likely they are to fail," says Stewart. Such failures can be damaging not only for the borrowers themselves but also for the industry as a whole, which relies on debt repayments.