2012 mena regional snapshot
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MIX and Sanabel Analysis of Key Trends
2012 Arab Region Regional Snapshot
April 2013
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Data Sources and Acronyms
Sources
Performance of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs)Funding Structure of MFIs
MIX Market MIX Market Funding Structure Data
Islamic Micro and Small Medium Enterprise (MSME) Finance Survey
A survey for the collection of data on Islamic microfinance in the Arab region was conducted by Sanabel, beginning from Q4 2011 – Q2 2012, in collaboration with CGAP and through funding from AfD.
Cross-Border Funders Investments CGAP Cross-Border Funder Survey
AcronymsECA Eastern Europe and Central Asia
EAP East Asia and the Pacific
LAC Latin America and the Caribbean
SA South Asia
SSA Sub-Saharan Africa
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Global Outreach and Scale
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MENA continues to be the smallest market in the terms of both borrower outreach and Gross Loan Portfolio.
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SSA EAP ECA LAC MENA SA
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Borrowers and Gross Loan Portfolio
Number of Active Borrowers Gross Loan Portfolio
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Outreach and Scale in MENA
Within the region, microfinance markets are in different stages of development with particularly Egypt and Morocco showing higher levels of outreach and scale compared to younger markets in Iraq, Sudan, and Syria.
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Egypt remains the largest market in the region in terms of borrowers, while Morocco is still the largest market in terms of portfolio.
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Borrowers and Gross Loan Portfolio of MENA countries
Number of Active Borrowers Gross Loan Portfolio
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Outreach and Scale in MENA
Despite some instability in the region, outreach of the microfinance sector remains consistent.
2009 2010 20110.0
500,000.0
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Trends in Number of Borrowers and Gross Loan Portfolio in MENA
Number of active borrowers Gross Loan Portfolio
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Outreach and Scale in MENA by Country
In fact, most of the region saw growth in outreach, with Egypt also showing recovery after the downturn in 2010 due to political volatility. Morocco experienced drop in loan portfolio primarily due to consolidation of bad debt as well as contracting outreach.
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Trends in Borrowers and Gross Loan Portfolio
Number of Active Borrowers Gross Loan Portfolio
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Average Loan Balance per Borrower – Regional Breakdown
MENA experiences low average loan balance per borrower , also when taking macroeconomic indicators into account. While this indicates MFIs in MENA target the low income market, a deeper dive in the region reveals a combination of income level among clients.
Average loan balance per borrower(weighted average)
Average loan balance per borrower/GNI per capita
(weighted average)
SSA EAP ECA LAC MENA SA0%
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SSA EAP ECA LAC MENA SA$0
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$14,000
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Average Loan Balance per Borrower – MENA Breakdown
While Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine have the highest average loan balances and are the only ones above the regional average of $1100, Palestine is the only country with an average loan balance / GNI per capita greater than 50%.
While boasting the largest markets, Egypt and Morocco also have some of the lowest average loan balances per borrower.
Average loan balance per borrower(weighted average)
Average loan balance per borrower/GNI per capita
(weighted average)
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Average loan balance per borrowerMENA Average loan balance per borrower
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Average loan balance per borrower / GNI per capitaMENA regional average loan balanace / GNI per capita
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MENA in the Global Context
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Almost two-thirds of loans in MENA are to female borrowers.
The region has the 2nd lowest level of outreach to rural clients.
Corporate and SME lending remains minimal at 5% of MENA’s total portfolio.
Percent of female borrowers
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Funding through Debt
MENA has the highest capital-to-asset ratio and relatively low debt-to-equity ratio. This is explained by the fact that most countries in MENA are legally prohibited from collecting deposits, whereas deposits form a larger portion of funding for MFIs in other regions.
SSA EAP ECA LAC MENA SA0.0
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Regional Leverage and Capital / Asset ratio in 2011
Debt to equity ratio (weighted average)Capital/asset ratio (weighted average)
SSA EAP ECA LAC MENA SA0
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Liabilities across the region
Borrowings Short-term financial liabilitiesDeposits
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Country Dec 201109/11
Growth
Egypt$300 - $499
mln
Morocco$100 - $299
mln
Iraq $50 - $99mln
Tunisia $2 - $49 mln
Jordan $2 - $49 mln
Lebanon $2 - $49 mln West Bank & Gaza $2 - $49 mln
Yemen $2 - $49 mln
Syria $2 - $49 mln
Djibouti $2 - $49 mln
Algeria $2 - $49 mln
Iran < $2 mln
Commitments by Country* (as of Dec. 2011, and 2009/20011 Trend)
* Country allocation is available for 93% of MENA commitments
$1.1 bln of Cross-border Funding to MENA
Source: CGAP Cross-Border Funder Survey
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Funding Structure by Funder Type
While DFIs represent 19% of the funding sources globally, in MENA they account for only 2%. Financial Institutions serve as the main channel for committed funds in MENA, and they offer lower interest rates than DFIs.
DFI19%
Financial Institu-
tion32%
Fund22%
Gov-ern-ment8%
Other18%
Global Funding by Funder Type in 2011
DFI2%
Financial Institution
66%
Fund16%
Government13%
Other3%
MENA Funding by Funder Type in 2011
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Funding in MENA by Funder Type in 2011
Amount (USD), total Interest Rate (MENA)Interest Rate (Global average)
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Efficiency and Profitability
MENA exhibits one of the lowest Financial Expense / Assets ratios globally and the second highest Personnel Expense / Assets ratio.
SSA EAP ECA LAC MENA SA0%
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Regional Efficiency and Profitability ratios
Administrative expense/ assetsFinancial expense/ assetsProvision for loan impairment/ assetsPersonnel expense/ assetsFinancial revenue/ assets
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Efficiency and Profitability: Modest Returns
Despite the turmoil in the region, MENA exhibited a modest ROA.
SSA EAP ECA LAC MENA SA-5%
-4%
-3%
-2%
-1%
0%
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Return on Assets in 2011
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Efficiency and Profitability: Returns Levels by Country
A declining return on assets was primarily observed in the Arab Spring countries.
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12.00%
Return on Assets
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Portfolio Quality - deep dive in MENA
On average, most countries experienced an increase in Portfolio at Risk in 2011, particularly the countries associated with the Arab Spring. Over the course of 2011, Write Offs did not yet increase alongside the riskier portfolio.
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Trends in Write-off ratio and PAR > 30 days
Write-off ratio Portfolio at risk > 30 days
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Islamic Microfinance Providers in the Arab countries
The data is based on a survey on Islamic microfinance in the Arab region conducted by Sanabel, beginning from Q4 2011 – Q2 2012, in collaboration with CGAP and through funding from AfD.
Data collected for FY 2010 from 36 MFIs from 10 Arab countries: 11 from Sudan, 7 from Palestine, 5 from Yemen, 4 from Iraq, 2 from Jordan, 2 from Lebanon, 1 from Syria, 1 from Egypt, 1 from Bahrain, and 1 from Saudi Arabia. The data was collected from both fully fledged Islamic Microfinance institutions as well as conventional MFIs with Islamic windows.
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Islamic MSME Providers’ Legal Type
Unlike conventional microfinance, almost half the Islamic microfinance providers are NGOs, while 24 percent of the microfinance providers surveyed were Non-Banking Financial Institutions, and 15 percent of microfinance providers surveyed were Commercial Banks.
48%
24%
15%
6%
3% 3%
Local Legal Charter
NGONBFICommercial bankMicrofinance BankGovernmental OrganizationCooperative
Sample Size: 36 MFIs
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Islamic Microfinance Providers by Country
As Islamic finance is the sole system applied in Sudan, Sudan is the country with the highest
number of participants in the survey, followed by Palestine.
Data of 30 MFIs that provided 2010 data; data set excludes Al Thiqa – Iraq, Al Kuriami – Yemen since they only provide Islamic SME products, Bank Al-Khartoum, Youth Microfinance institution, Gezira since they started microfinance operations in 2011, also the data set excludes Agriculture Bank- Sudan for not providing enough data on their portfolio.
CountryNumber of
MFIs
#of Clients
(sharia compliant
products )in 2010
Gross Financing Portfolio in USD
(sharia compliant
products )in 2010
Average Financing Balance in USD
(sharia compliant
products )in 2010
%of total Sharia
compliant product’s clients to total
borrowers in 2010
Bahrain 1 285 1,094,821 3,842 100%
Egypt 1 8,577 1,943,510 227 100%
Iraq 3 20,673 32,363,650 1,566 39%
Jordan 2 7,328 15,442,163 2,107 42%
Lebanon 2 87,637 163,407,427 1,865 78%
Palestine 7 3,289 11,427,706 3,475 36%
Saudi Arabia
1 4,889 6,000,000 1,227 100%
Sudan 8 66,883 60,983,588 912 100%
Syria 1 16,300 11,040,000 677 94%
Yemen 4 28,782 7,041,943 245 100%
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Islamic Microfinance Providers by Country
Lebanon recoded the highest share in both outreach and GLP with the Al Qard Al Hassan program recording 36% and 53%, respectively, followed by Sudan with 8 MFIs recording 27% and 20%, respectively.
Data of 30 MFIs that provided 2010 data; data set excludes Al Thiqa – Iraq, Al Kuriami – Yemen since they only provide Islamic SME products, Bank Al-Khartoum, Youth Microfinance institution, Gezira since they started microfinance operations in 2011, also the data set excludes Agriculture Bank- Sudan for not providing enough data on their portfolio.
Bahrain0%
Egypt1%
Iraq10%
Jordan5%
Lebanon53%
Pales-tine4%
Saudi Arabia
2%
Sudan20%
Syria4%
Yemen2%
Islamic Gross Financing Portfolio
Sample size: 30 MFIs
Bahrain0%
Egypt4%
Iraq8% Jordan
3%
Lebanon36%
Palestine1%
Saudi Arabia2%
Sudan27%
Syria7%
Yemen12%
Islamic Products' Number of Clients
Sample Size: 30 MFIs
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Average Financing Balance versus Average Financing Balance/GNI per Capita by Country in
2010
Saudi Arabia recorded the lowest average financing balance / GNI per capita with 8% followed by Egypt at 9%, while Palestine recorded the highest with 165%, followed by Sudan at 72%.
Bahrain Palestine Jordan Lebanon Iraq Saudi Arabia
Sudan Syria Yemen Egypt -
500
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200% 3,842
3,475
2,107 1,865
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1,227
912 677
245 227 24%
165%
49%
20%
67%
8%
72%
25% 21%9%
Average Financing Balance in USD (Sharia Compliant Products)Average Financing Balance in USD (sharia compliant products)/GNI per CapitaSample Size: 30 MFIs
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Sanabel - the Microfinance Network of Arab Countries - is the only and largest membership-driven regional microfinance network in the Arab region. Sanabel envisions all low income people in Arab countries with access to comprehensive financial services. In addition, Sanabel advocates for growth, innovation, best practices & standardization of the microfinance sector in Arab countries. Since establishment in 2002, Sanabel’s membership has grown from 14 members to 80 Arab MFIs by the end of 2010 (representing NGOs, non-bank financial institutions, international organizations, banks that provide direct lending, top organizations that provide in-direct lending, and local networks) and individuals from 13 different Arab countries as well as International Friends of the network.
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