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The Microfinance section is a dedicated resource for individuals and businesses looking to access financial services and support in India. We cover news and trends related to microfinance, as well as in-depth profiles of organizations and initiatives working in this space.

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Top 50 Microfinance Institutions in India

In late 2009, CRISIL which is India’s leading ratings, research and risk advisory company released its list of top 50 microfinance institutions in India....
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Top 100 Microfinance Institutions in the World

For the third year running, MIX has released it’s Composite Ranking of the performance of microfinance institutions and Grameen Financial Services Pvt Ltd is the...
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Ministry of Tourism’s Hunar Se Rozgar program successful

The number of beneficiaries under the Hunar Se Rozgar programme of the Ministry of Tourism has already exceeded the target set for the current...
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Milford Bateman on the Andhra Pradesh Microfinance Crisis in South India

THE DISTRESSING AND ENTIRELY PREDICTABLE SITUATION IN ANDHRA PRADESH A personal comment by Milford Bateman. Milford Bateman can be contacted by email at Milford Bateman (at the...
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Microfinance Risks – Operational Risk – Part 2

Operational Risk Operational risk relates to the risks emanating from the failure of internal systems, processes, technology and humans or from external factors such as...
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ESAF Microfinance

Evangelical Social Action Forum society was established by Mr. K Paul Thomas in Thrissur, Kerala in 1992. The society commenced its microfinance operations in...
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RGVN Microfinance

Rashtriya Grameen Vikas Nidhi Society (RGVN Society) is a leading non-governmental organization, founded in April 1990. The society operating in the northeastern states of...
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Ujjivan Financial Services

Ujjivan Financial Services Pvt Ltd (Ujjivan), set up by Mr. Samit Ghosh, is among the first few MFIs in the country to design and...
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Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project

Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) is a charitable trust established in 1982, aimed at undertaking rural development activities in various parts of...
Free Mambu Microfinance Software for small MFI's

Free Mambu Microfinance Software for small MFI’s

Free Mambu Microfinance Software for All the Little Guys Finally, all the small MFIs, NGOs, and microfinance do-gooder’s out there can have access to technology...
ThoughtWorks to help scale up Grameen's Mifos Software Platform

ThoughtWorks to help scale up Grameen’s Mifos Software Platform

ThoughtWorks, Inc a leader in Agile methods of software development, today announced a global initiative to provide software engineering services for Grameen Foundation’s Mifos...
At Crossroads - Forbes article on Microfinance

At Crossroads – Forbes article on Microfinance

Name: Vikram Akula Age: 41  WHO: Founder of SKS Microfinance. The man who took the benefit of banking to 4.7 million poor families. Named by TIME as one...
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The Microfinance Bubble and Repayment Revolt in parts of India

Does the Wall Street Journal seem to have done a hatchet job on the microfinance sector of India? A Global Surge in Tiny Loans Spurs...
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MicroSave Update on Andhra Pradesh Microfinance Crisis

MICROSAVE UPDATE – COMPENDIUM OF NEWS ON ANDHRA CRISIS The Turn of Events and Current Status There are times when “I told you so” is the least desirable outcome but...
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Aspada invests Rs 10 Crore in NeoGrowth NBFC

Aspada Investment Company has made an investment of INR 10 Crore (USD $1.62 million) in Mumbai based NeoGrowth Credit, a nonbank financial company (NBFC) that extends short...