AU SFB set to acquire Fincare Small Finance Bank in all-share dealThe shareholders of Fincare Small Finance Bank will receive 579 equity shares of AU Small Finance Bank for every 2,000 shares held. The mer...
30 Oct, 2023, 06.55 PM IST
L&T Finance Q2 results: Net profit drops but disbursements improveNet profit dropped to Rs 223 crore in the quarter ended September 2021 from Rs 248 crore a year ago largely due to a 12 per cent fall in in...
20 Oct, 2021, 11.30 PM IST
‘RBI may have to keep rates low and liquidity easy’Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday expanded the government's emergency credit line guarantee scheme (ECLGS), announced a fresh g...
30 Jun, 2021, 06.54 AM IST
View: It's important to keep the money flowing during a crisisThe virus of 2020 has directly hit the real economy, crept into money markets, and now threatens to bring transactions to a standstill.
12 Apr, 2020, 11.49 PM IST
There will be no impact of elections on gold loans or recovery: George Alexander Muthoot, Muthoot FinanceFrom second half of December, we are seeing an uptick in gold loans, says Muthoot.
18 Jan, 2019, 03.00 PM IST
Social impact 2.0: Technology enters social arena, new-age entrepreneurs embrace it to increase reachWhen Bengaluru-based Forus Health developed 3nethra, a portable pre-screening ophthalmologic device, the company ensured it was rugged enou...
04 Dec, 2015, 03.02 AM IST
How to effectively use the Rs 10,000 crore alloted for entrepreneurshipThe allocation of these funds must skew towards sectors that are either of national importance, or have a disproportionate job-creation imp...
24 Oct, 2014, 10.58 AM IST
Crisil sees 35% growth for MFIs, loan-book at Rs 45K-crore by FY15The microfinance sector is likely to see buoyant growth in the medium-term and assets are set to reach Rs 45,000 crore by March 2016.
26 Jun, 2014, 10.28 PM IST
NGOs and their ideas seen as hurting development should be countered , not bannedFree access to ideas is a fundamental right. Many ideas may be terrible, but battles against them should be fought in the mind, not through...
25 Jun, 2014, 05.32 PM IST
- Financial services space may see an upside but PSU banks remain a concern: analysts
According to an ET analysis, even if banks come up with decent earnings growth, a slowing economy could take a toll on their profitability.
10 Jul, 2012, 02.13 PM IST
- Microfinance institutions struggle for funds as banks raise lending rates
MFI, especially small and mid-sized companies, are expected to struggle to get funds for lending even if the regulatory environment clears ...
29 Jun, 2012, 07.10 PM IST
- Sidbi offers Rs 30 crore support to microfinance companies
Sidbi has committed 30% of its Rs 100-crore microfinance development fund to some of the country’s poorest microfinance companies
27 Mar, 2012, 01.55 AM IST
- Corporate Debt Restructuring: A promising solution turns sour
Factors such as promoters' apathy to agreed terms, long-winding restructuring process and Big Boys dominating the proceedings have taken th...
07 Dec, 2011, 03.47 AM IST
- Telecom, power, road claimed 33% of bank credit
Telecom, power and road gobbled up a third of the banking sector loans to industry last fiscal, which may skew the asset-liability position...
30 Apr, 2011, 05.51 AM IST
- 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...
07 Dec, 2009, 12.25 PM IST
Inclusion and regulators' dilemmaThe Raghuram Rajan Committee has made excellent recommendations to promote financial inclusion.
25 Oct, 2008, 12.53 AM IST
- Foreign investors dial microfinance in India
About 15 international and national investors will set up shop at the conference to interact with the MFIs, scheduled next week.
05 Oct, 2007, 12.40 AM IST