
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Acumen Fund Loans $1m To...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherSocial venture capital investor, Acumen Fund, recently provided a $1 million loan to Indian MFI Gramalaya Urban and Rural Development Initiatives and...

Thrust To Potential Entrepreneurs: Credit Guarantee Fund...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: Financial ServicesA recent article discusses how the Government of India’s Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for micro, small, and medium sized enterprises has helped...

Farmers Using Facebook To Discuss Prices And...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherTurmeric farmers in India recently leveraged Facebook as a means of sharing information and eliminating middle men when oversupply and crashing prices...

IFC Unveils Training Program For India Small...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: EducationThe International Finance Corporation has partnered with India’s National Institute for Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development (NIESBUD) to pilot a Training of...

Ujjivan Microfinance Raises Rs. 128 Cr ($25M)...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherBangalore-based Ujjivan Microfinance, one of India’s largest microfinance institutions (MFI), has raised $25.5 million from Lok Capital, Sequoia Capital, Mauritius Unitus Corporation,...

ET Special: New Journeys, New Challenges As...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherA recent Economic Times article discusses how Indian microfinance institutions are starting to provide a range of lending products beyond traditional microcredit...

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: IFC Advising FINO In Effort...
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherThe International Finance Corporation (IFC) has extended advisory services to Indian-based technology company, Financial Information Networks and Operation (FINO). Support will go...

Generali Goes Global With Micro
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherItalian insurance company Generali has recently announced plans to add 2 million new policy holders in India with one of its biggest...

Google Launches Women Entrepreneurs Initiative In India
Category: News, Stories | Sector: OtherGoogle India has recently launched the Women Entrepreneurs on the Web (WEOW) program to create an online presence and community for women...