What Keeps Microfinance Insiders Awake at Night

From the latest Banana Skins report, here are the big movers on the list of worries among microfinance insiders:

UPReputation: the good name of microfinance increasingly under attackCompetition: undermining business and ethical standardsCorporate governance: showing weakness under stressPolitical interference: backlash against MFI lending practicesInappropriate regulation: failing to provide a healthy environmentDOWNMacro-economy: ebbing concern about the global crisisLiquidity: cash shortages easingToo little funding: investors returning to the marketForeign exchange: “currency wars” not a major concernInterest rates: lower and less volatile