Analysis Of The Performance Of The Microfinance Sector In Zimbabwe - March 2018

ZAMFI notes that the first half of the year has been a difficult period for the microfinance sector on account of many challenges bedeviling the sector which could potentially spillover into the second half. The top five challenges of great concern to the sector included high cost of funding, shortage of cash & foreign currency, a general rise in cost of operations, limited product development and the perceived high country risk.