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Rural India contributes 80% of microfinance book, highest since 2011 as NBFCs shift focusRural areas now account for approximately 80% of non-bank lenders' microfinance business, the highest share since 2011. This shift, driven ...13 Oct, 2025, 09.37 AM IST- Microfinance portfolio contracts further to Rs 3.59 lakh crIndia's microfinance market experienced a contraction, with the gross loan portfolio declining to Rs 3.59 lakh crore in June 2025. Lenders ...14 Aug, 2025, 11.32 AM IST
- Ujjivan, Arohan, Asirvad lower lending rate from JanuaryMicrofinance lenders like Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, Arohan Financial Services, and Asirvad Micro Finance have reduced their lending rates...27 Jan, 2025, 09.57 PM IST
- Arohan self-imposes a margin cap of 12%, to restrict annual business growth at 25%Microfinance lender Arohan Financial Services has imposed a 12% margin cap over its cost of funds and limited annual growth to 25%. This mo...27 Jan, 2025, 04.37 PM IST
- China stocks notch strong start to year on growth outlookThe blue-chip CSI300 index rose 1.1% to 5,267.72, while the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.9%to 3,502.96.04 Jan, 2021, 02.08 PM IST
- China central bank says to cap property loans by banksWith China's economy nearly fully recovered to pre-coronavirus levels, policymakers have been turning their attention back to financial ris...31 Dec, 2020, 04.41 PM IST
- Building capital buffers, managing liquidity crucial for MFIs: RBI articleThe article, prepared by Snimardeep Singh of Department of Supervision, Reserve Bank of India, said though COVID-19 presents new challenges...12 Sep, 2020, 02.15 PM IST
- Gurumurthy pitches for one-time restructuring of loans to boost economyIn a webinar on 'Rebuilding Indian Economy: Challenges and Opportunities' organised by Bharat Prakashan Delhi, RBI director S Gurumurthy sa...11 May, 2020, 11.42 PM IST
- MFIs stare at repayment crisis in rural AssamMired in debt Assam micro borrowers’ indebtedness is more than double the national average.22 Nov, 2019, 09.00 AM IST
- Stress in rural households and loan defaults create woes for microfinance sector in AssamVarious organisations in the upper part of the northeastern state have joined the chorus seeking an inquiry into the operation of microfina...21 Nov, 2019, 11.05 PM IST
- NPAs lead to slow credit growth, not high interest rates: RBI's Raghuram Rajan"The cleaning up of bank balance sheets, and the restoration of credit growth are vital, related elements in the growth agenda," the govern...23 Jun, 2016, 10.10 AM IST
- Balance sheets clean up working: 10 key points Raghuram Rajan made in his speechHere are the 10 key points Rajan made in his speech on Wednesday.22 Jun, 2016, 07.31 PM IST
- Microcredit recipients decline for the first time: StudyAccording to the state of the latest microcredit summit campaign report, in 2011, microfinance providers reached fewer people living in ext...06 Feb, 2013, 06.14 PM IST
- RBI panel wants solo MFI loan capped at Rs 25kThe proposed road map, submitted by the Malegam sub-committee on Wednesday, limited the total loans to an individual to Rs 25,000, capped t...20 Jan, 2011, 01.22 AM IST
- RBI moves smooth from licences to MFIs to liquidityFrom licences to MFIs to liquidity, RBI is all along walking a fine line. Blurred lines refuse to go away29 Dec, 2010, 03.15 AM IST
- MFI purpose defeated by profit motive: Andhra to RBIThe Andhra Pradesh govt asked RBI to ban microfinance institutions from raising funds from the capital market, saying their drive to make p...18 Dec, 2010, 04.57 AM IST
- Issues for the Malegam CommitteeThe committee must assert that for-profit MFIs have served a useful social purpose the world over, and need a place in the Indian financial...08 Dec, 2010, 07.33 AM IST
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