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microfinance: Microfinance industry body wants members to explore underserved market

India's microfinance sector is highly concentrated, with the top 10 states representing 85% of the market, leaving many districts and villages with limited access to credit. Sa-Dhan, a microfinance industry body, is investigating reasons for this disparity and aims to encourage lenders to reach under-penetrated areas. Despite recent growth in financial inclusion, many districts have a penetration ratio of less than 30%, indicating a need for expansion in these regions.

Tamil-nadu , India , Karnataka , Bihar , Uttar-pradesh , Jiji-mammen , Somesh-dayal , Satin-creditcare-network , Highmark-credit-information-services , Creditcare-network , West-bengal , Reserve-bank

Schooling financial agents on 'saving money' takes poll position

To avoid delays, inconvenience, and a brush with the law, field officials and BCs are being told to put on their best behaviour, besides being “strongly discouraged” to carry cash beyond Rs 50,000 during the weeks of the election.

Mumbai , Maharashtra , India , Microfinance-industry-network , Chief-election , Financial-agents , Election , Micro-lending , Political-parties , Microfinance , Lok-sabha-polls

British International Investment explores more exposure to India's affordable housing, MSME sectors

The UK's development finance institution said that it has a strong pipeline on both debt and equity investment in these two sectors and that it is looking for innovative ideas for funding.

United-kingdom , Kolkata , West-bengal , India , British , Gaurav-malhotra , British-international-investment , Shubham-housing-development-finance-company , Utkarsh-small-finance-bank , South-asia , Aavas-financiers , Shubham-housing-development-finance

Business News: MSME, microfinance, unsecured loans to be worst hit by new NPA norms for NBFCs: Crisil

MSME, microfinance, unsecured loans to be worst hit by new NPA norms for NBFCs: Crisil : Rashtra News Micro finance, MSME and unsecured loans are expected to be worst hot by RBI's new NPA recognition norms for NBFCs according to ratings firm . While home loans and gold loans will be the least impacted, the

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Gold loan NBFCs make hay while sun shines

With gold prices breaching psychological levels Muthoot Finance and Manappuram Finance could see a growth in their assets under management

India , Securities-ltd , Incred-research-services , Reserve-bank , Kotak-institutional , Manappuram-finance , Incred-research , Muthoot-finance , Gold-prices , Iifl-finance , Muthoot-finance-shares

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Banks cede microfinance ground to NBFCs - Times of India

India Business News: Banks' share in loans to microfinance companies dropped to 31% in Sept 2023. Non-banking finance companies and small finance banks gained market share

Mumbai , Maharashtra , India , Business-news , Nbfcs , Microfinance , Market-share , Loans , Banks ,

Gold worth ₹10.47 lakh siphoned off from microfinance firm

Area manager lodged an FIR against branch manager, deputy manager and the auditor of the firm at Siddhauli police station of Lucknow on Tuesday.

Sitapur , Uttar-pradesh , India , Amroha , Abhay-kumar-jain , Atul-kumar , Rahul-raj-singh , Vijay-kumar , Ajit-kumar , Representation-only , Indian-penal-code

In Sri Lanka, climate change traps women farmers in 'exploitative' cycle of economic violence

Unpredictable weather patterns have left women farmers trapped in debt as floods, droughts batter their farms, straining their ability to repay loans.

Bangladesh , Sri-lanka , Polonnaruwa , North-central , Thailand , Thai , Sri-lankan , Muhammad-yunus , El-nino , Nandalal-weerasinghe , Vajira-samanmali , United-nations

Domestic participation boosts Indian markets despite FII outflows, says Sachin Jasuja of Centricity

Sectors that we feel can demonstrate similar growth, are infrastructure, power, energy, and consumption as the foreseeable interest rate cuts can increase liquidity in the hands of the consumers

India , Nirmala-sitharaman , Green-energy , Information-technology , Finance-minister-nirmala-sitharaman , Interviews , Stock-market , Markets , Mutual-funds , Stocks , Gdp , Inflation