As India’s microfinance sector stands at a critical inflection point, Karnataka has emerged as a beacon of resilience with ...

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

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Indian gold-loan financier Manappuram Finance reported a third-quarter profit drop on Thursday, as a ...

Juan Gonzalez (COL ’15) spent an enlightening semester in India working with microfinance. Not many people consider the slums of Pune, India, to be their desired study-abroad destination. But College ...

Economic Survey 2025-26 urges linking microfinance investor exits to social impact metrics, warning that return-driven growth risks over-lending, borrower stress, and financial instability ...

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 ...

The Economic Survey called for more consistent alignment between impact objectives and investor incentives by linking exit decisions and valuations to the achievement of social purpose metrics, rather ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. MADOOR, India • India's rapidly growing private microcredit industry faces imminent collapse as almost all borrowers in one of ...

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

Microfinance in Karnataka shows recovery signs despite rising delinquency, with loan outstanding at ₹12,128 crores by ...