The document discusses the integration of microfinance into the global financial system at an annual microfinance investment congress. It notes growing critics of microfinance related to over-indebtedness of borrowers, high interest rates charged, and questions around how profitable and socially focused the industry has become. The document also summarizes that microfinance investment volumes have grown but performance is lower, lending rates charged by microfinance institutions have increased, and there are concerns about the deterioration of fundamentals in some overheating microfinance markets.