M2i Consulting:News Analysis

Ombudsman at SKS Microfinance (6 February 2012)

SKS Microfinance, the country\'s only listed mirofinance entity, announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Verghese Jacob as its ombudsman ...

Ujjivan raises $25.5 m in fifth round of equity funding (4 February 2012)

With this round of equity funding, the last being in 2009, Ujjivan\'s capitalisation has more than doubled to Rs 230 crore. ...

Finance for Microenterprises (4 February 2012)

Professor Mohammed Yunus helped disprove similar notions regarding banking services to the poor two decades ago. Perhaps the time has come to use innovative financing mechanisms to help the informal sector join the mainstream economy. ...

Banks not sure of meeting priority sector lending target (4 February 2012)

With credit growth not picking up owing to a high interest rate regime, many banks are now apprehensive about meeting their priority sector lending (PSL) target in the current fiscal. ...

Sidbi to Resume Investing in MFIs (1 February 2012)

State-run Small Industries Development Bank of India, or Sidbi, is contemplating equity investment in microfinance companies after a year long hiatus. ...

Government likely to introduce Micro-Finance Bill in Budget Session (27 January 2012)

The government is likely to introduce a Bill that seeks to make it mandatory for all micro-finance institutions to be registered with the Reserve Bank of India in the Budget Session of Parliament. ...

Finance ministry clears proposed national microfinance law (23 January 2012)

Ministry will soon seek cabinet nod; law will take away microlending from purview of state-level laws ...

If markets don't work for everyone, we will be compromising the trajectory of India's growth: Ramesh Ramanathan (20 January 2012)

Ramesh Ramanathan\'s interview in the Economic Times ...

SBI to expand microfinance portfolio by 50% in Q4 (16 January 2012)

State Bank of India plans to grow its microfinance portfolio by 50% in the fourth quarter, drawing comfort from the Reserve Bank of India\'s (RBI) move to frame guidelines for microfinance institutions. ...

Health insurance for more unorganised segments (13 January 2012)

The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana to provide health insurance cover is likely to be extended to more people among the vulnerable sections. ...

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