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Small loans make big news as Indian microfinance makes strategic shiftIndia's microfinance sector is navigating a pivotal transformation as lenders shift their focus to sustainable growth and portfolio securit...- Leeway on easier money could be a hidden peril in India's growth storySanjay Malhotra, the new Reserve Bank of India governor, is easing strict controls on consumer credit to boost economic growth. Banks will ...
- MFI portfolio declines, bad assets spike in September quarter: ReportIn the September quarter, microlending outstandings declined by 4.3% to Rs 4.14 lakh crore due to lenders adopting a cautious approach amid...
- AMCs and brokerages outperforming despite lending challenges: Digant HariaThis year it is not going to happen. And which is why, yes, the sector is getting narrower and narrower. In the large banks, the only one d...
- Meet the tycoon who built a fortune by lending to low-income borrowers shunned by banksShriram Group's R Thyagarajan is arguably one of the world’s most idiosyncratic financiers — in no small part because his multibillion-doll...
- Number of women bank borrowers treble in six yearsBesides loans for agriculture, these loans are essentially for small businesses, kirana stores, food stall, catering, self employment or ev...
- 6 reasonably valued stocks with solid financialsAs apprehensions about steep valuations and declining economic performance gain ground, investors should opt for the reasonably valued stoc...
- From bicycle to a Land Rover: How Chandra Shekhar Ghosh of Bandhan Bank rose from poverty to richesBandhan on Tuesday made a dream market debut. The scrip got listed at Rs 499 on the NSE, a 33 per cent premium to the issue price of Rs 375.
- Why 2017 is the best year to buy affordable housesWith the inclusion of LIG and MIG in the affordable housing, government is matching aspirations to resources to create an ecosystem fuelled...
- Bharat beckons lenders: Banks sets their eyes on small towns, villagesThings may be falling in place for small towns and villages which have been credit starved despite the lofty principles of making credit av...
- Firms are now looking to invest in MFIs after RBI awarded small finance bank licensesThe sector that makes credit accessible to the poor without collateral has started becoming more relevant to local corporations and institu...
- SKS Microfinance gains over 50% year-to-date; can return up to 30%Initiating its coverage on the stock, Morgan Stanley said that SKS Microfinance is a high growth stock in a nascent industry.
- Mamata Banerjee plays santa to SHGs by subsidising bank borrowingSHGs cover more than two thirds of the rural households in the state and Banerjee’s largesse is also expected to boost TMC’s prospect in th...
- Commercial MFIs can make markets work for the poorThe role of fully-commercial, profit-seeking institutions in providing such microfinance loans remains controversial.
- We'll intervene to manage volatility: RBI Governor D SubbaraoRBI Governor D Subbarao has a mind of his own when it comes to writing the policy prescriptions even when economists would want him to toe ...
- Microfinance- A magical economic panacea?Microfinance to me is simply a tool for empowering the 'bottom billion' of the world with unprecedented financial independence, if employed...
- The poor must get access to financial services: YunusIt is time to redesign the laws governing the financial services in India, so that they allow the poor class to access the financial servic...
- ‘Data cross-referencing is a must’Collin Timms, Director, Otco International Ltd, and chairman of Guardian Bank, spoke to ET of the opportunity.
- RRBs can help banks tide over cash crunchThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) wants banks to tap the resource base of regional rural banks (RRBs) to meet their liquidity requirement.
- Annual Policy Statement '05The complete Annual Policy Statement '05 as presented by Dr. Y Venugopal Reddy, Governor, Reserve Bank Of india.
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