Importance of Site Selection in Model Incubation
This is the third post in our blog series on KGFS Model Incubation.
GDP Mapping Exercise – Illustrations from recent studies
In the previous blog post of the KGFS Model Incubation series, we drew out the implications of mapping the GDP of a branch’s service area on strategic decisions related…
District selection and estimating the potential of the KGFS entity through GDP Mapping
This is the first blog post in the KGFS (Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services) Model Incubation series.
Extending the third-party aggregator model from ATMs to Business Correspondents
When you have two systems running in parallel, the hardest part is always managing the interface between the two. Customers don’t usually all migrate to the new system entirely…
Improving Competitiveness in Agri-commodity Markets – Part 3: Recommendations for Policy and Market Framework
How can policy enable competitive agri-commodity markets thereby also improving the conditions and incentives for farmers and others?
Improving Competitiveness in Agri-Commodity Markets – Part 2: The Policy Environment
This post is part 2 of a three-part series, and depicts the legislative and policy backdrop to agri-commodity markets in India
Improving Competitiveness in Agri-Commodity Markets – Part 1: Understanding the Markets
The Indian farmer might earn only INR 30 a day, but there are many of him. According to the 2001 census, the Indian agriculture sector employs about 60 percent…
Alternative Model of Rural Housing Finance – Part 2
In the previous post of this series, we discussed the status of rural housing and motivations that determine the pattern of construction/upgradation of houses in rural areas.
Alternative Model of Rural Housing Finance – Part 1
Home ownership is an important aspiration for all of us. A house is more than just a roof over one’s head.
Structured finance for small business loans in India
The fast emerging small business loan (SBL) segment caters to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and entrepreneurs which typically find it difficult to access funds through traditional…