The Deutsche Mikrofinanz Institut (DMI) is the main sector development organisation in Germany. It organises and provides all the resources necessary for microlenders to start and develop their activities in Germany.

The DMI is presently testing and adapting successful international microlending methods in Germany . Five regional microlenders were accredited to start with, in cooperation with a bank, the DMI and the specifically designed GLS Microfinance Fund. Through tight benchmarking they will competing for lower drop-out rates and lean credit processes. In the near future further regions are to be added and various products and methods are to be added. The German Microfinance Institute (DMI) intends to make loans available country-wide in the medium term.

"Our contribution to the Year of Microcredit: to set up the first Microfinance Organisations in Germany. We are very pleased with the support and encouragement we are receiving from the international movement.."
--Falk Zientz, DMI Management

Deutsches Mikrofinanz Institut (DMI)
Oskar-Hoffmann-Str. 25
44789 Bochum
Germany

Fon: +49 (0) 234 - 57 97 162
Fax: +49 (0) 234 - 57 95 133
Email: info@dmi-news.de
http://www.mikrofinanz.net