Deutsche Bank Announces Key Findings in Microfinance Study

Deutsche Bank research suggests that microfinance is growing in attractiveness for private sector investors. The report, entitled "Microfinance: An emerging investment opportunity," represents the first formal research paper on microfinance investments produced by a major financial institution. The study suggests that microfinance will evolve into a niche investment product that will increasingly attract both retail and institutional investors. Microfinance is also said to benefit from a further strong rise in socially responsible investments and to increasingly appeal to a wider range of commercial investors. Deutsche Bank predicts that retail and institutional investments to rise to USD 20 billion by 2015.