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Getting the Framework Right 2010: Policy and Regulation for Microfinance in Asia, by Sanjay Sinha and Nimal Fernando, 2011.

A History of Asia's Regional Microfinance Network, by John Conroy, Jamie Bedson and Nina Nayar, 2011.
The Role of Commercial Banks in Microfinance: Asia Pacific Region, by Ruth Goodwin-Groen, 1998
Getting the Framework Right: Policy and Regulation for Microfinance in Asia, by Paul B McGuire, John D Conroy and Ganesh B Thapa, 1998.
The Role of Central Banks in Microfinance in Asia and the Pacific: Overview, by John D Conroy and Paul B McGuire. Volume 1 of a two-volume study prepared for the Asian Development Bank by The Foundation for Development Cooperation. Available from the Asian Development Bank.
The Role of Central Banks in Microfinance in Asia and the Pacific: Country Studies, eds John Conroy and Robyn Cornford. Volume 2 of a two-volume study prepared for the Asian Development Bank by The Foundation for Development Cooperation. Available from the Asian Development Bank.
Best Practice of Banking with the Poor, by J D Conroy, K W Taylor and G B Thapa, 1995.
Banking with the Poor, by G B Thapa, Jennifer Chalmers, K W Taylor and John D Conroy, 1992.

The Performance and Sustainability of Two Philippine Microfinance Institutions, by Ronald T Chua, 1998.
KMBI: Case Study of a Philippine Microfinance Institution, by Marcia Feria Miranda, 1998.
ASKI: Case Study of a Philippine Microfinance Institution, by Marie Apostol and Flerida Chan, 1998.
Impact of Access to Credit on the Poor: Research Design and Baseline Survey for a Longitudinal Study, by Ronald T Chua, 1998.
Microfinance in the Pacific Island Countries, by Paul B McGuire, 1997.
Banking with the Poor in the South Pacific, by the Foundation for Development Cooperation, 1996.
Transaction Costs of Lending to the Poor: A Case Study of Philippine NGOs, by Gilberto M Llanto and Ronald T Chua, 1996.
Transaction Costs of Lending to the Rural Poor (India), by V Puhazendhi, 1995.

Microfinance in Malaysia: time to rebuild, by John D. Conroy, 2002. A brief analysis of the recent difficulties of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia and efforts to rebuild.
Key Issues for Profitable Commercial Bank Engagement in Microfinance, by Ruth Goodwin-Groen, 1998
Resource Mobilisation for Microfinance in Fiji, Foundation for Development Cooperation, October 1998.
Effects on Microfinance of the 1997-1998 Asian Financial Crisis, by Paul B McGuire and John D Conroy, November 1998.
Second Tier Microfinance Institutions in Asia, by Paul B McGuire, 1998.
Policy and Regulation for Sustainable Microfinance: Country Experiences in Asia, by Paul B McGuire, 1998
Bank-NGO Linkages and the Transaction Costs of Lending to the Poor through Groups: Evidence from India and the Philippines, by Paul B McGuire and John D Conroy, 1996.
Accounting and Reporting Standards for Microfinance Institutions, by Paul B McGuire, 1996.
How to Build Self Help Groups for Successful Banking with the Poor, by the Foundation for Development Cooperation, 1995. This booklet is available for both urban and rural models
Access to Credit: Creating Income and Jobs for the World’s Poor, by the Foundation for Development Cooperation, 1993. (An introduction to the ideas of Banking with the Poor.)