Private equity firms at Svatantra Microfin's doorstep
The Ananya Birla-led firm, India’s second largest microlender, is set to raise ₹2,000 crore from private equity firms Advent International and Multiples Private Equity
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The Ananya Birla-led firm, India’s second largest microlender, is set to raise ₹2,000 crore from private equity firms Advent International and Multiples Private Equity
'We need to be far more careful given the fact that while this is group lending, it's essentially unsecured.'
There has been a significant emphasis on financial inclusion in the last decade with initiatives like basic bank accounts under Jan Dhan and Mudra loans for small firms. Have they helped address the gaps in financial inclusion? - Issue Date: Jan 07, 2024
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According to the report prepared by Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN), a self-regulatory body of the NBFC-MFIs, microloan disbursals during the July-September quarter of 2023-24 touched Rs 76,054 crore, as compared to Rs 71,916 crore in the same period of the previous financial year.