{"id":1342,"date":"2012-03-27T22:17:55","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T20:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/amfi\/recovery-of-the-microfinance-sector\/"},"modified":"2018-11-18T19:36:18","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T18:36:18","slug":"recovery-of-the-microfinance-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/recovery-of-the-microfinance-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"RECOVERY OF THE MICROFINANCE SECTOR"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1342\" class=\"elementor elementor-1342 elementor-500 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fa879a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fa879a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a67f319\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e3c578\" data-id=\"3e3c578\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad9d19d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad9d19d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Sarajevo, 27\/03\/2012<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/em>The analysis of the business operations of the members of the Association of Microfinance Organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina illustrates that this sector continues to show positive results of the recovery following the crisis that impacted even the most developed financial markets.<\/p><p>Negative trends of the microfinance sector in BiH are starting to change. The market peak happened in 2008 and then it was followed by the downturn, but the efforts were made to save the BiH microfinance industry from failure that included the improvement of the Credit Registry and the creation of the Centre for Financial and Credit Counselling of debtor to improve their finance management. Having in mind the efforts that were undertaken it is encouraging to see that according to MIX indicators (September 30, 2011), MIX MARKET the leading global business and financial information organization, projected that after the negative growth trend in the last quarter, the market will start to grow in the next 12 months in terms of the number of clients and the loan volume. The MIX also projected that portfolio at risk \u00ad&gt; 30 days will remain low or will continue to decrease. At the beginning of the year it was reduced by almost 11%, and after nine months by additional 4.5%. If we take into consideration the reports from September 30, 2011, it seems that the projected growth occurred one quarter earlier. The MFIs are reporting on the continuation of the shrinking of their portfolios, but also on the first national increase in the number of clients in almost three years.<\/p><p><strong>Encouraging trends<\/strong><\/p><p>The improvement is definitely the result of the efforts made through the application of responsible lending practice, achievement of the mission and objectives of the microcredit sector, as well as improvement of the Central Credit Registry. Majority of the Association\u2019s members finished the 2011 with positive financial results, and the loan loss reserves were reduced by 7.4% compered to the same period of the previous year. Microcredit Organizations are employing around 1800 employees and they are contributing to the revenues of the administrative bodies\u2019 budgets through payment of taxes and contributions to salaries and fees of the employees of MCOs, as well as through taxes and fees paid by the micro-entrepreneurs who have developed their business by using microcredits over a certain period of time.<\/p><p>The strengthening of the financial stability will be continued in the course of 2012, with the aim to create more space for micro-entrepreneurship and agriculture production growth.<\/p><p>Furthermore, the Association of Microfinance Organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina in partnership with the IFC has launched the campaign on protection of the clients in the microfinance sector.<\/p><p>The campaign that was launched at the beginning of this month will also help the Microcredit Organizations to introduce client protection principles into their business operations and to implement comprehensive training required to meet the standards and principles of client protection. After the training, there will be a certification process for the application of the client protection standards, and this will help the Microfinance Institutions to build strong and long-term relations with clients and thus to reduce their business risks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6db742a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6db742a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01ba20d\" data-id=\"01ba20d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d32f7f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1519 elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d32f7f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Similar Articles - Find Out More<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4cddc8 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"b4cddc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8904 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-microbalkans26 category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/why-does-microfinance-matter\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10af5993-cdfa-48da-96f4-925cf10a15b1-1-200x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8895\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10af5993-cdfa-48da-96f4-925cf10a15b1-1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10af5993-cdfa-48da-96f4-925cf10a15b1-1-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10af5993-cdfa-48da-96f4-925cf10a15b1-1-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10af5993-cdfa-48da-96f4-925cf10a15b1-1.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/why-does-microfinance-matter\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhy does microfinance matter?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Why does microfinance matter? Because finance matters when it makes something possible that otherwise might not happen.\u00a0Day one of MicroBalkans 26 in Skopje brought this<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/why-does-microfinance-matter\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why does microfinance matter?\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8862 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-microbalkans26 category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/microbalkans-26-starts-tomorrow\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-23-at-21.40.32-300x163.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8861\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-23-at-21.40.32-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-23-at-21.40.32-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-23-at-21.40.32.png 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/microbalkans-26-starts-tomorrow\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMicroBalkans 26 starts tomorrow!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We look forward to meeting in Skopje for two days of regional dialogue, exchange of experiences and joint action under the theme \u201cLending Reimagined \u2013<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/microbalkans-26-starts-tomorrow\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about MicroBalkans 26 starts tomorrow!\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8831 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/20-years-of-efse-a-partnership-that-creates-opportunities\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4104-300x192.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8827\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4104-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4104-768x492.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4104.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/20-years-of-efse-a-partnership-that-creates-opportunities\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t20 Years of EFSE \u2013 A Partnership That Creates Opportunities\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Mostar marked the 20th anniversary of the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) \u2013 two decades of investment in financial inclusion, the development of micro,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/20-years-of-efse-a-partnership-that-creates-opportunities\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about 20 Years of EFSE \u2013 A Partnership That Creates Opportunities\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8803 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/microbalkans-from-financial-inclusion-to-sustainable-development\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000010211-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8800\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000010211-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000010211-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000010211-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000010211.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/microbalkans-from-financial-inclusion-to-sustainable-development\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMicroBalkans \u2013 From Financial Inclusion to Sustainable Development\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We are pleased to share the article \u201cFinance as a Bridge to Biodiversity Conservation\u201d, authored by Elma Zukic, President of the Association of Microcredit Organizations<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/microbalkans-from-financial-inclusion-to-sustainable-development\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about MicroBalkans \u2013 From Financial Inclusion to Sustainable Development\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8777 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry 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https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-14aefad0c0bde1b8808059fb97337d82-V.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/amfi-and-the-finance-and-reporting-committee-quality-data-as-a-foundation-for-sector-development\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAMFI and the Finance and Reporting Committee \u2013 Quality Data as a Foundation for Sector Development\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>AMFI continuously works to improve the quality, transparency, and comparability of data on the microfinance sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina, creating a reliable foundation for<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/amfi-and-the-finance-and-reporting-committee-quality-data-as-a-foundation-for-sector-development\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about AMFI and the Finance and Reporting Committee \u2013 Quality Data as a Foundation for Sector Development\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8759 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/co-organizer-of-microbalkans-2026-western-balkans-conference-for-the-microfinance-sector\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_8679-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8758\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_8679-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amfi.ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_8679-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, 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