Explore the complexities of microfinance, its benefits, challenges, and the need for better regulation and financial ...

The Indian microfinance firm SKS Microfinance’s planned initial public offering could net millions of dollars for Unitus, the Seattle microfinance provider that stunned donors last month by abruptly ...

What began as a social mission to help the poor build assets and weather shocks has become a vehicle for chasing returns.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Despite substantial efforts and a vast network of rural banks, the rural poor still have very little access to formal finance, and informal ...

Microfinance has emerged as a vital engine of financial inclusion and grassroots economic development. By extending small, collateral-free loans to underserved communities, microfinance institutions ...

MUMBAI, May 6 (Reuters) - Shares in India's SKS Microfinance fell 16 percent on Friday to an all-time low after JPMorgan cut its share price target by more than half, citing weakening of its business ...