Using data from a quick survey of various rural (RFIs) and microfinance institutions (MFIs) in East Asia, the paper … and the continuing access of clients to financial services. The microfinance sector in Asia continues to evolve with …, bank regulators, rural financial institutions and microfinance institutions that are committed to provide inclusive …

The evidence from selected Asian countries shows that: ? Microfinance on the whole has weathered the crisis well. The … strongest of the microfinance systems in the region, the BRI unit system in Indonesia, has emerged from the crisis even stronger … resilience of microfinance in crisis situations, just as in normal times, appears to be most strongly influenced by three major …