The microfinance sector has gone through several ups and downs in India. After the euphoria of exponential growth, the crisis in Andhra...
Grameen Foundation India last week announced that Indian microfinance institution (MFI) Grameen Koota, division of Grameen Financial Services Private Limited (GFSPL), is...
Last week M-CRIL released it’s M-CRIL India Indices of Microfinance 2011 , which is a measure of the performance of the 24 largest...
IDBI Bank to lend Rs 700 cr more to microfinance firms “We have exposure of about 800 crore, and we can take...
Bhartiya Samruddhi set to raise Rs 300 Crore. Bhartiya Samruddhi Finance, a microfinance institution promoted by social entrepreneur Vijay Mahajan, is in...
Ujjivan Financial Literacy Program expands There were several underlying reasons for the crisis in the microfinance sector last year; however, over-borrowing by...
By Samit Ghosh, Founder – Ujjivan Financial Services Pvt Ltd India’s microfinance bill is a very positive development for the microfinance sector...
How the RBI policy will affect access to microcredit by low income clients ? Last week, EDA Rural Systems Private Limited and...
Yes Bank to increase lending to Microfinance Sector in India Private sector lender, YES Bank, is planning a threefold increase in lending...
Alleviating Poverty and Supporting Self-sufficiency with Microinsurance in India Sompo Japan’s Indian subsidiary, Universal Sompo General Insurance Co., Ltd. (USGI), has introduced...
By Tensing Rodrigues “If you want to commercialise, please choose a different name … Real microfinanciers are not commercially minded. Grameen Bank...
RBI guidelines should improve profitability, but regulatory jurisdiction remains unclear Growth prospects for microfinance institutions (MFIs) will remain subdued over the medium...
Effective last week Ujjivan Financial Services is in compliance with the new the RBI regulations for MFIs on the interest cap of...
By Tensing Rodrigues I owe you explanation of two points I made in a previous article and did not sufficiently elaborate on....
Banks ready with MFI loan rejig plan Banks have prepared a blueprint for restructuring loans to microfinance institutions (MFIs). According to the...
By Tensing Rodrigues Newton’s Third Law states that “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”. When post its IPO...
SKS Microfinance , India’s largest microfinance company, has announced that it soon going to close a Rs 60 Crore securitisation deal with...
By Jaipal Singh , Executive Director , Center for Microfinance Rajasthan – cmfraj.org The author of this article can be contacted by email at...
The 4th annual Global Microfinance Investment Congress (GMIC) is scheduled to be held from May 16th to May 17th 2011 at the...
Video Interview with Y H Malegam on the report – Livemint Malegam committee report will not push poor to the moneylender – Shashi...
The Malegam committee, set up by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to chalk out a framework within which microfinance institutions (MFIs)...
Funding for Renewable Energy Projects Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), established in 1987 as a Public Limited Government Company, under the...
2nd National Seminar on Microfinance – Issues and Challenges Background The phenomenal growth of Indian microfinance sector and its potential for further...
Rohini Nilekani , the chairperson of Arghyam, and Pratham Books has written an article on the Microfinance Crisis in Andhra Pradesh, India....
By Bernd Balkenhol, Director, ILO’s Social Finance Programme The microfinance industry suffered a serious crisis in the Indian state of Andra Pradesh...
The Reserve Bank of India yesterday met select banks and SIDBI to get an assessment regarding the ground level situation in the...
The Andhra Pradesh government has tabled the microfinance bill in the assembly yesterday , despite several objections raised by MFIs. In an...
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, or Nabard, is set to change its business model by funding infrastructure projects in...
Ben Lyon the founder of Frontline SMS Credit (http://credit.frontlinesms.com) speaks about how his company allows microfinance institutions to send and receive secure...
Tribal Communities in Andhra Pradesh held a mass rally and demonstration last week against microfinance companies in Andhra Pradesh as per a...