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• Microfinance regulation: A more subtle approach

  

  By Sanjay Sinha ,Managing Director, Micro-Credit Ratings International Limited (M-CRIL) Microfinance Focus , Nov. 02 , 2010 : The ongoing microfinance crisis results from a combination of promoter hubris and observer envy.  In terms of aggregate client numbers, microfinance in India has grown at close to 100 percent per annum over the past 3 years ...

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• Exclusive: 54 microfinance-related suicides in AP, says SERP Report

  

  Microfinance Focus, Oct 28, 2010: Microfinance Focus has obtained a report prepared by the Gender Unit of SERP (Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty), listing the victims of microfinance institutions in Andhra Pradesh. Out of ...8 comments

• WSAS report on listed microfinance institutions ‘Stocks’ Performance

  

  Microfinance Focus, Oct 27, 2010: As microfinance institutions are expected to increasingly approach the public stock markets to raise equity capital, the Wall Street Advisory Services (WSAS) have issued a new report on listed MFIs ...0 comments

• Editorial: AP Microfinance Crisis – a signpost ignored

  Microfinance Focus, Oct. 23, 2010 : A year ago, Microfinance Focus Senior Analyst, Daniel Rozas, published an article raising a warning flag about a developing bubble in Andhra Pradesh.  Rozas wrote: “The spark that ...8 comments

• The AP Ordinance on Microfinance – a solution with more problems

  By N. Srinivasan, Microfinance Focus , Oct 19, 2010 : The objectives of the ordinance are laudable.  Protection of low income clients from exploitative practices and enhancing levels of transparency are valid public policy objectives ...6 comments

• Microfinance lenders to launch India Microfinance Platform

  Microfinance Focus, September 28, 2010: Major Indian banks which constitute the bulk of on-lending funds to the Indian microfinance industry are coming together to create ‘India Microfinance Platform’ - IMFP, as told to Microfinance Focus ...1 comment

• Mobile Banking for inclusive growth by microfinance institutions

  By Souren Ghosal, Microfinance Focus, September 16, 2010 : There is no doubt that the most popular mandate in developing countries is to outreach poor by creating employment opportunities and providing financial support to the poor ...2 comments

• RBI’s new banking license discussion paper: Different perspective

  

  By P N Vasudevan, Managing Director, Equitas Editorial Note: The Reserve Bank of India released a Discussion Paper on “Entry of New Banks in the Private Sector” last month. The paper invited views/comments of banks, ...4 comments

• Hidden Risks of Securitization – Part II: Establishing a Sounder Basis for Microfinance

  

  By Daniel Rozas and Vinod Kothari, Microfinance Focus , August 19, 2010 : Our earlier article on the Hidden Risks behind Microfinance Securitization raised serious concerns about the inherent and largely unrecognized risks ...8 comments

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• MACS and Banks offering microfinance not under AP ordinance

  Microfinance Focus, Nov 02, 2010: Principal Secretary, Rural Development, Govt of Andhra Pradesh, India has informed all RAs (Regional Authorities) ...

• Sa-Dhan organises interface on microfinance COC at NABARD

  Microfinance Focus, Nov 2, 2010: With an objective to develop a sense of comfort and confidence among the stakeholders with ...

• Advans SA SICAR incorporates microfinance bank in Tanzania

  Microfinance Focus, Oct 29, 2010: Luxembourg based Venture Capital Investment Company, Advans SA has announced the incorporation of its sixth ...

• ADB, Australia to expand microfinance project in Papua New Guinea

  Microfinance Focus, Oct 29, 2010: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Australian Government will support a $24 million Microfinance ...

• Brinda Karat urges to fix interest rate cap for microfinance institutions

  Microfinance Focus, Oct 29, 2010: Brinda Karat, Member of Parliament and Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau member called ...
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  RBI Sub Committee to examine microfinance lending practices

  Microfinance Focus, Oct 29, 2010: The Sub-Committee of the Reserve Bank’s Central Board of Directors which is chaired by Y ...

• AP govt forms 4 committees to monitor microfinance institutions

  Microfinance Focus, Oct 29, 2010: The Andhra Pradesh government has formed Implementation, Legal, Capacity Building and IT committees for microfinance ...

• IFC may invest $10m in Credito Real to expand microfinance in Mexico

  Microfinance Focus, Oct 29, 2010: World Bank’s financial arm, International Finance Corporation has proposed an investment in Crédito Real, S.A. ...

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