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MICROFINANCE CRISIS
Credit guarantee scheme for MFIs still stuck in low gearBanks have received an aggregate loan demand of Rs 10,000-12,500 crore under the scheme, according to people familiar with the matter. Whil...
RBI’s Swaminathan warns banks on rising risks beyond balance sheetsIndian banks face a new era of resilience. RBI Deputy Governor Swaminathan J highlighted the need to manage complex uncertainties from geop...
Energy prices, current account deficit, balance of payments big priorities right now: CEAManaging macroeconomic fundamentals like balance of payments and current account deficit is a top priority for the government. The West Asi...
Geopolitical tensions keep markets nervous despite strong earnings: Dipan MehtaGeopolitical tensions, particularly the Iran crisis, are overshadowing strong corporate earnings, according to Dipan Mehta. While India Inc...
IDFC First Bank deposit growth returning to 20%, credit costs falling, no West Asia impact yet: V VaidyanathanIDFC First Bank's CEO V Vaidyanathan stated that the deliberate slowdown in deposit growth during Q4 was temporary and already reversing, w...
Microfinance stress under control, deposit rates likely to remain unchanged: V Vaidyanathan, IDFC First BankIDFC First Bank will not raise deposit rates soon after recent cuts. The bank is focusing on growth in mortgage, vehicle, and consumer loan...
RBL Bank Q4 Results: Profit soars 233% YoY to Rs 230 croreRBL Bank reported a significant three-fold surge in net profit for the fourth quarter, reaching Rs 230 crore, driven by robust business exp...
L&T Finance Q4 profit climbs 27 pc to Rs 807 crL&T Finance announced a significant 27 percent jump in its March quarter profit after tax, reaching Rs 807 crore. This growth was fueled by...
CreditAccess Grameen looks to scale down microfinance growth, says MD & CEO Ganesh NarayananCreditAccess Grameen, a leading NBFC-MFI, is shifting focus from microfinance to secured lending like home loans. The company aims to becom...
CreditAccess Grameen shares rocket 10% after strong Q4 business update, disbursements jump 28% YoYCreditAccess Grameen shares surged after reporting strong FY26 disbursement growth and robust Q4 performance. The company posted steady por...
Microfinance sector back on track with higher-value loansThe microfinance market saw growth in February. The total loan book reached Rs 3.29 lakh cr. Loan disbursements increased. Portfolio qualit...
At bottom of the pyramid, 21 million small borrowers have dropped outTwenty-one million small borrowers exited formal finance. Lenders stopped new loans to those with overdue payments after a microfinance cri...
New microfinance guardrails from June 1 while Tamil Nadu plans to regulate recovery operationsSa-Dhan has tightened microfinance regulations amid rising asset quality concerns, particularly with potential disruptions in Tamil Nadu du...
Mostly Welcome Microfinance NormsThe RBI paper now seeks to streamline and update microfinance regulation across all regulated entities, which makes perfect sense. The rate...
Microfinance industry is out of an unprecedent crisis, thanks to regulations, diligent borrowersAsset under management (outstanding loans or gross loan portfolio) fell Rs 3,000 crore to close at Rs 20,500 crore in 2011-12.
Microfinance industry back on growth path: ReportWith the industry seeing better growth prospects, companies like SKS Microfinace are expected to benefit, Karvy Stock Broking said.
After five-year hiatus, mutual funds turn to investing in microfinance companiesLoans disbursed to women groups (clusters) carry better weightage as their repayment rates are higher than the men clusters.
Lok Capital aims to raise $45 million fund by June“The fund made a total of 10 investments and has already exited six. We’ll have two more exits by February-end,” Lok Capital co-founder and...
Budget 2013: FM poposes to raise SIDBI corpus by Rs 100 croreThe announcement may disappoint the industry, which was expecting it to raise the fund's capital to Rs 500 crore during Budget.
- World Bank, Germany to aid global microfinance
The World Bank and the German government announced a $500 million fund to support microfinance institutions to aid the poor amid the global...