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Rating agency Icra on Tuesday revised the outlook on NBFCs retail credit growth upwards to about 17-19 per cent for FY18.

NBFCs' retail credit may grow at 17-19 per cent in FY19: Icra

The total managed NBFC-retail credit of NBFCs stood at around Rs 7 trillion as on December 31, 2017.

10 April 2018 5:44 PM IST

Microfinance is growing at 48 per cent CAGR in the last five years, there is still room for growth given that microfinance penetration is 25 per cent of the addressable market, KPMG India national head (Financial Services) Gayathri Parthasarathy said in the report. (Photo: Representational)

Room for strong growth for microfinance in India: KPMG

Eastern and northeastern regions of the country have played a key role with the highest share of loan portfolio at 35...

19 Dec 2019 11:49 AM IST

Consumer protection in microfinance is not just about fair treatment and safeguarding of clients individual rights, but also about proper governance of microfinance institutions.

Microfinance needs holistic approach to prevent the debt trap

Poor households, in particular the rural poor, are exposed to unsteady flows of income.

13 May 2019 4:34 AM IST

Given the barriers women face in accessing formal financial institutions, some prior experience in enterpreneurship likely to benefit from microfinance activities

Unravelling the fundamental design of microfinancing

Microfinance, including microcredit, is often considered to be an instrument that promotes empowerment.

30 Aug 2018 5:06 AM IST

The poor need to set aside money in times of plenty and draw it out in lean times.

Making microfinance relevant to poor again

Microfinance is facing trouble because the purity of its mission has been diluted.

22 Jun 2017 6:16 AM IST

MFIs also indirectly facilitate over 23 lakh pension accounts.

MFIs witness 84 per cent growth in loan portfolio

The total loan disbursements of the microfinance industry grew by 20 per cent in Q2 FY2016-17 over the last year.

15 Dec 2016 7:34 AM IST