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MICROFINANCE SECTOR CRISIS
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...13 May, 2026, 01.17 PM IST- 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...27 Apr, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
- 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...27 Apr, 2026, 05.45 AM IST
- 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...25 Apr, 2026, 04.35 PM IST
- 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...12 Apr, 2026, 07.24 PM IST
- 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...30 Mar, 2026, 06.08 AM IST
- 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...17 Mar, 2026, 12.54 AM IST
- Crisis looms over south’s microfinance sectorThere are repayment concerns also in some smaller pockets of Tamil Nadu, said sources.04 Apr, 2017, 10.00 AM IST
- 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.09 Sep, 2015, 10.38 PM IST
- 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.11 Jun, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- 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...06 Jan, 2015, 05.34 AM IST
- Microfinance: Recovery after the ravagesThree years after the Andhra Pradesh crisis tore through microfinance, the sector is on the mend.26 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- 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.28 Feb, 2013, 12.50 PM IST
- Microfinance institutions struggle for funds as banks raise lending ratesMFI, 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
- SKS Microfinance plans to prune micro-lending exposureSKS expects this business, which would largely focus on meeting the needs of existing microfinance borrowers, to help derisk operations fro...08 Dec, 2011, 08.49 AM IST
- MFIs want banks to create Rs 1,000-cr fundMicrofinance Institution Network requests RBI to ask banks to create an emergency fund.22 Nov, 2010, 07.04 AM IST
- World Bank, Germany to aid global microfinanceThe World Bank and the German government announced a $500 million fund to support microfinance institutions to aid the poor amid the global...06 Feb, 2009, 10.25 AM IST
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