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There has been a positive reaction to the Government of India’s proposed new legislation for the microfinance industry. If passed, the law...

Microfinance industry association Sa-Dhan has emphasized the need for microfinance institutions to adopt its proposed code of conduct so as to treat...

The Reserve Bank of India released the draft bill for the microfinance sector: Micro Financial Sector (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011, which...

Tamil Nadu based Madura Micro Finance Ltd. is set to provide microbusiness education to women and help with market linkages. The MFI...

India’s National Rural Livelihoods Project (NRLP) is set to receive $1 million in credit from the World Bank to strengthen the implementation...

Eko, a low-cost mobile banking solution for low-income people, has set up a network of 1,300 intermediaries to help the poor access...

Vishnu Swaminathan, Director of the Ashoka Foundation, discusses some of the problems with low-cost housing solutions in big metros such as Delhi...

Indian conglomerate Tata Group continues to develop products and services for low-income markets. The company, which has already developed the least expensive...

The U.S. – India Business Council (USIBC) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) are bringing together 80 leaders in the financial services...