First Livestock loan disbursed at Pudhuaaru KGFS
Livestock rearing is central to the livelihoods and survival of small marginal farmers and landless agricultural laborers across the country.
NGOs as Business Correspondents
IFMR Finance Foundation (IFF), which recently came out with a plan for commercial banks to deepen financial access using the Business Correspondent (BC) model , is now working on…
Net-working on the hills
The sight of the mighty Himalayas and the scenic surroundings of the hilly terrain can be a source of respite for sore eyes, but when taken in the context…
Bringing mutual funds and small MFIs together
What does it take to make a mutual fund invest in small MFIs? The one team that would be able to answer this question would be the IFMR Capital…
IFMR Capital Places Second Multi-originator with a Mutual Fund
IFMR Capital recently concluded a Rs. 339 million multi-originator microloan securitisation with three Indian microfinance institutions (MFIs).
Taking agriculture finance to small farmers
What would it take to foster a measurable increase in the availability of agriculture finance to small and medium farmers?
Thoughts from the Chicago Microfinance Conference
On May 7th 2010, the University of Chicago and Northwestern University hosted the sixth annual Chicago Microfinance Conference.
Training the SMS way
The vertical take-off of the mobile services industry in India in the past few years has been aided by an aggressive pricing strategy adopted by both handset manufacturers and…
Redesigning the Wealth Management Process
The Wealth Management Cross-Functional Team (comprising Amit Shah, Deepti George, Shilpa Sathe, Nitin Chaudhary, Suyash Rai, Bhaskar, Chandrachudan, Viji, Anil, Dave and Bindu)
Chit Fund Research – The way forward
After the successful completion of the first phase of our Chit Fund Research, Small Enterprise Finance Centre (SEFC) is entering into the second phase that involves 3 year long,…