Abstract
New ideas make it clear that attempts by the international community to support microfinance institutions and provide them with borrowers do not always take into account the most serious financial risks of lenders. This study examines the exposure of microfinance institutions to liquidity, interest rate and foreign exchange (FX) risks. Analyzing data from financial statements of microfinance institutions, it can be concluded that the microfinance sector faces minimal liquidity risk, high interest rate risk and lower than commonly as-sumed foreign exchange risk. Linking risk exposure to institutional characteristics, the data show that legal status and regional affiliation correlate with risk exposure, but regulatory quality does not. The results indicate that the lender community may not expect great benefits from expanding the array of ongoing measures from credit market regulators to mitigate liquidity or foreign exchange risk.
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