By Milford Bateman In a recent Project Syndicate publication entitled The Microfinance Catalyst, Harvard University Professor Tarun Khanna, and social entrepreneur, Jayant Sinha,...
SKS Microfinance’s share price which had fallen by more than 50% over the past few weeks has recovered by 30% over the...
Vikram Akula of SKS Microfinance comments on the impact that the RBI’s acceptance of the Malegam Committee recommendations will have on the...
By Tensing Rodrigues It is a mistake to look at SKS Microfinance imbroglio as the manifestation of all that is wrong in...
CNBC TV- 18 has conducted an interview with SKS Microfinance’s CFO, Dilli Raj where he sheds information about SKS Microfinance’s financials and...
ET Now, India’s leading business news channel recently broadcast a special report on the state of Microfinance in India with focus on...
Last week, the Economic Times published a report titled How top 3 Microfinance companies raised funds in the name of poor? The report...
Leaders of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) have issued an ultimatum to microfinance companies and their promoters in Andhra Pradesh...
Narayan Murthy must demand demand accountability from Vikram Akula Malini Byanna, former wife of Vikram Akula, founder of SKS Microfinance, is very...
In an exclusive interview with India Today.Vikram Akula reveals all : Extracts follow below Q. How does the Andhra Pradesh ordinance on...
India’s banking industry has thrown its support behind microfinance lenders after weeks of upheaval and confusion. Major banks like the State Bank...
TDP steps up its attack on AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi over the microfinance institutions (MFIs) issue. Rahul Gandhi heaped praise on...
The Indian Microfinance Lending Machine Despite all its success, many of its peers feel SKS Microfinance’s aggressive growth has put them on...
Narayana Murthy speaks out, wants Akula to be open & fair NR Narayana Murthy, the founder of IT bellwether Infosys Technologies, has...
Macroclamps on microdisclosure at SKS board meeting “I am from Business Standard. Is the board meeting over or still on?” I ask...
Probe nails MFIs, but biggies still in denial A government investigation into the spate of suicides reported in recent weeks — allegedly...
Worried over the suicides committed by microfinance clients in Andhra Pradesh, Ela Bhatt founder of SEWA had organised an informal meeting on...
Malini Byanna , the estranged first wife of Vikram Akula – the founder of SKS Microfinance has written an open letter to...
SKS Microfinance today said in a statement to the National Stock Exchange that M.R. Rao will be replacing Suresh Gurumani as CEO of SKS microfinance....
Vikram Akula’s new book A Fistful of Rice: My Unexpected Quest to End Poverty Through Profitability is all set to hit the markets after November...
‘I Believe In The Wisdom Of Teams’ – Vikram Akula Interview in Business World This February, Vikram Akula courted controversy when he...
Microfinance industry eyes 11 crore borrowers by 2014 The Indian micro finance industry (MFI) would cross 11 crore borrowers and Rs 135,000...
Fullerton India Credit targeting 1 million microfinance clients in 2 yrs Having gained a firm foothold in the urban micro credit segment,...
Commercialization of Microfinance in India:A Discussion on the Emperor’s Apparel By M S Sriram . Email – mssriram@gmail.com Abstract The paper looks at the...
Vikram Akula the founder of SKS Microfinance which only recently filed it’s draft red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board...
SKS Microfinance to list soon, appoints investment bankers SKS Microfinance, India’s largest lender to the country’s poor, has mandated three investment banks...
Vikram Akula,Founder of SKS Microfinanc Name: Vikram Akula Age: 41 WHO: Founder of SKS Microfinance. The man who took the benefit of...
Vikram Akula’s SKS Microfinance was one of the first to show that private capital could be harnessed to nurture sustainable livelihoods in...
Vikram Akula responds to the hatchet job performed by the Wall Street Journal on the Indian Microfinance Sector You can read the...
Although this Budget is generally positive for the poor, we do have some concerns. The emphasis on self-help groups is important to...