Bihar's new microfinance law could stall the sector's rebound. The state assembly passed a bill regulating money lending, a move that may p...

Bihar's new microfinance law could disrupt the sector's recovery. The bill limits borrowers to two lenders, a change from the industry norm...

Shares of microfinance-linked lenders fell sharply after Bihar passed a bill tightening regulations on MFIs. While the move may have limite...

India’s largest small finance bank has recently bulked up and is now looking to utilise its heft to increase its presence in MSME lending. ...

Out of 50 stocks, only 7 have delivered negative returns in the last one year. Out of these 7 stocks, four stocks belong to one industrial ...

As technology makes strides in the hinterland, the local level entrepreneurs are making sure the rural consumer gets the best out of it.

Here are the highlights of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's budget for the fiscal year that begins on April 1.

If there is one event the financial community is keenly awaiting this year, it’s the granting of small finance bank licences. Here is what ...

Seed is the only part of the agricultural chain that is growing at 20% a year and is insulated from both government subsidies and weather v...

Our growth in 2010-11 has been swift and broad-based. The economy is back to its pre-crisis growth trajectory.

Kolkata-based Bandhan, which was ranked second by ‘Forbes’ magazine in the recent listing of the world’s Top 50 micro-finance institutions ...

We can’t get enough capital needed by MFIs to reach out to the poor from social investors who are happy with the no-profit, no-loss model, ...

Amid the Diwali shoppers’ frenzy, two developments - one local and the other global - largely went unnoticed.

As you read this, Nachiket Mor would be spending his Diwali break with his family, discovering the incredible biodiversity of the Amazon ra...

Capping of rates will reduce the viability of legitimate institutions and encourage players willing to use unethical practices to dominate ...

The Union minister answers our readers' questions while demystifying the new Domestic Violence Act.