By Seema Sahai The author of this article can be contacted by email at seemassahai(at the rate)gmail(dot)com Design flaws in the Operations...
RBI’s recent revision in provisioning norms unlikely to impact MFIs’ profitability A year after the Government of Andhra Pradesh (Andhra) promulgated its...
M-CRIL, a global leader in the financial rating of MFI’s and sectoral advisory services has released it’s latest report on the Indian...
Q&A: Puranam Hayagreeva Ravikumar, SKS Microfinance Puranam Hayagreeva Ravikumar, who takes over as SKS Microfinance’s new non-executive chairperson-interim with immediate effect, has...
Microfinance Bill hits roadblock The Union Ministry of Rural Development has raised objections to some of the key proposals mentioned in the...
Last week, ET Now broadcast a report on the state of the Microfinance sector in India with comments from leading microfinance practitioners...
Ujjivan has ranked Number 1 for the second time, as the Best Company to Work for in the Microfinance Industry, in the...
Initiative Will Provide Model for Global Microfinance Industry Grameen Foundation today announced it is increasing efforts to improve human capital management strategies...
Released in November 2010, the M-CRIL Microfinance Review 2010 report provides a comprehensive analysis of the growth and performance of microfinance institutions...
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) operating in Andhra Pradesh are said to be preparing to showcase a feel good state of affairs for the...
Micro finance companies on Thursday agreed to reduce interest rates they charged from borrowers to 24 per cent after a meeting with...
By Rajan Alexander The views expressed in the below article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views...
TDP steps up its attack on AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi over the microfinance institutions (MFIs) issue. Rahul Gandhi heaped praise on...
Certified MFIs Can Report Results on the Microfinance Information Exchange . ESAF Microfinance is the first MFI in India to become certified...
The 2009 MFI Benchmarks cover financial and performance data from more than 1,000 MFIs (microfinance institutions) throughout Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe...
MFI activities in AP come to a halt The activities of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Andhra Pradesh have come to a grinding...
Today the Governor of Andhra Pradesh E S L Narasimhan gave his assent to the Andhra Pradesh Microfinance Institutions (regulation of money...
Bandhan Microfinance , one of the leading MFIs in India, attained a new landmark when it touched the lives of 51,000 families...
The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has received a fresh £36 million commitment from UK’s Department for International Development (DFID)...
South Indian MFI’s are increasing focusing on North India states for growth Ujjivan, a Bangalore based urban microfinance company has entered Haryana...
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has reported that bank loans amounting to Rs. 3732.33 crore has been disbursed...
Tarun Khanna is Jorge Paulo Lemann professor at Harvard Business School and the co-author of Winning in Emerging Markets: A Roadmap to...
In late 2009 , CRISIL which is India’s leading ratings, research and risk advisory company released it’s list of top 50 microfinance...
Microfinance Institutions attract executives from other sectors in India A number of financial executives across the country are now migrating to the...
MFI’s use two basic methods in delivering financial services to their clients. These are: (!) Group Method and (2) Individual method Group...
As the concept of microcredit evolves, some pioneering MFIs globally have begun pushing their mandate to loosely resemble that of financial institutions...