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  Microfinance Focus 12:47 pm on October 30, 2009 Permalink | Reply
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  Microfinance Focus Opinion Poll : Result 

  

  Microfinance Focus, official Media Partner of “Microfinance India Summit 2009”, thanks all the participants in our opinion poll. This is a true reflection of the sector on the most debated issues. Your opinion provides a significant clue to gauge the trends in India`s Microfinance Sector.

  Key Findings:-

  • 57 % of respondents are not confident on Indian MFIs transparency level.
  • 87 % respondent supported a uniform Microfinance
    regulation.
  • 67 % respondent said commercialization causing mission shift.
  • 61 % respondent said no to interest cap but a significant 39 %  said Yes
  • It`s time MFIs expand into Livelihoods services, as 83 % strongly believe in it.

  Poll 1, Result :

  Are Indian Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) honest enough to promote transparency?

  	Respondent	%
  Yes	57	24
  No	134	57
  Can`t Say	44	19
  Total	235	100

  

  Poll 1 : Result in % age

  Poll 2 , Result :

  Do you think the Indian Microfinance industry requires a uniform regulation ?

  	Respondent	%age
  Yes	143	87
  No	15	9
  Can`t Say	7	4
  Total	165	100

  

  Poll 2 : Result in %age

  Poll 3, Result  :

  Is commercialization pushing mission drift in Indian MFIs?

  	Respondent	%age
  Yes	111	67
  No	33	20
  Can`t Say	21	13
  Total	165	100

  

  Poll 3: Result in %age

  Poll 4, Result :

  Should the government put a cap on interest rates charged by MFIs?

  	Respondent	%age
  Yes	64	39
  No	84	51
  Can`t Say	17	10
  Total	165	100

  

  Poll 4: Result in Percentage

  Poll 5, Result :

  Should Indian MFIs expand into providing livelihoods services, not merely microcredit?

  	Number	%age
  Yes	137	83
  No	22	13
  Can`t Say	6	4
  Total	165	100

  

  Poll 5: Result in %age

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  Microfinance Focus 3:46 am on August 22, 2009 Permalink | Reply
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  Microfinance India Summit 2009 

  

  The sixth in a series of annual summits organised by ACCESS Development Services, this year’s Microfinance India Summit will be held on October 26-28, 2009 at Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi. Over the years, the microfinance India Summit has emerged to become among the most important sectoral platforms globally, bringing together thought leaders to delve into and debate key current issues in the sector. The theme this year “Doing Good and Doing Well: The need for balance” will seek to draw diverse perspectives on the future focus of the sector as it enters its next stage of evolution. The summit will look at both the trade-offs and points of convergence as the sector grapples to balance between building the social as well as the financial capital; scale and soul; social performance measurement; client protection; products and services that the poor need; and issues linked to last-mile connectivity, among others. (More …)

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