The briefing note discusses the shift towards a market led approach in microfinance. It concludes with highlighting the emerging trends in microfinance.

It examines the demand for risk management tools by the poor and gathers experience of seven institutions providing microinsurance to satisfy this demand in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania

This paper understands what people in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are looking for in microinsurance and how preferences of the poor can be incorporated into the design of microinsurance products.

MFIs are looking at new product development as a way of responding to their clients’ needs. This note suggests six essential questions to be asked prior about new product development.

This note presents the findings from an assessment study of MicroSave’s market research toolkit and the findings of the assessment study.

This paper outlines some of the basic questions and issues that MFIs should address prior to embarking on the process of product development.