IFMR Rural Channels launches Vellaru KGFS
IFMR Rural Channels launched its fourth KGFS – Vellaru Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services to serve Ariyalur, Perambalur and Cuddalore districts of Tamil Nadu.
IFMR Rural Finance appoints Facilitator for NPS-Lite distribution
Given the important role pensions play in the financial well-being of households, NPS-Lite, a pension plan geared towards economically disadvantaged populations, is crucial to achieving complete financial inclusion.
Panchayat Finances and the Need for Devolutions from the State Government
In the current edition of Economic & Political Weekly, Anand Sahasranaman of IFMR Finance Foundation has published a paper on Panchayat Finances based on an analysis of three villages…
A New Approach to Funding Social Enterprises – Harvard Business Review mentions IFMR Capital’s work
A recent article in the Harvard Business Review on new approaches to funding social enterprises cites IFMR Capital’s work in securitisation and structured finance of microfinance loan portfolios.
Five Years of Researching Financial Services for the Poor – CMF Report
The Centre for Micro Finance, IFMR Research, published its latest report “Five Years of Researching Financial Services for the Poor” at its recently concluded annual conference held in association…
IFMR Financial Systems Design Conference 2011 – Takeaways
Subsequent to our earlier posts detailing the three broad themes from the IFMR Financial Systems Design Conference 2011, Day 2 of the conference witnessed participants identify pathways to achieve…
IFMR Capital completes its first round of capital markets transactions through issuance of Commercial Paper & NCDs
IFMR Capital raised INR 360 Million through its first issuance of senior non-convertible debentures (NCDs) listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Microfinance: Translating Research into Practice – Conference
RBI’s College of Agricultural Banking together with the Centre for Micro Finance, IFMR Research will host their fifth annual conference, “Microfinance: Translating Research into Practice” on January 9th and 10th…