The promise was enormous: tiny loans for poor entrepreneurs that would, in theory, help erase global poverty. But a Wall ...

The SIDBI-Equifax report said the sector's portfolio grew 3 per cent quarter-on-quarter in the March quarter, while 30-plus ...

Microfinance aimed to foster prosperity but stoked hardship for those borrowers who took on debt they couldn’t afford.

The POS of the microfinance sector declined to ₹2,77,053 crore as at March-end 2026 from ₹3,35,060 crore as at March-end 2025 ...

Dhaka—In August, Bangladeshi police broke up a ring of human organ dealers operating in Joypurhat, a district in the north of the country. Investigators say that three local “brokers” preyed on a ...

India microfinance sector rebounds as SIDBI and Equifax report rising disbursements, better asset quality and stronger NBFC ...

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In Copenhagen at the Temenos Community Forum, Santhosh Rao, Managing Director, MEA, Temenos and Mitchell Elegbe, Group CEO, ...

After showing signs of recovery for the first time in two years, India's microfinance sector faces fresh risks from a weaker ...

Muthoot Microfin CEO Sadaf Sayeed says rural India women seek larger microfinance loans for business growth, reflecting ...

Sri Lanka’s dedicated national platform for the microfinance sector, formally inaugurated its governance structure recently, ...

India's microfinance sector shows signs of recovery after two years of contraction, with improved asset quality and rising loan disbursements signaling the end of a funding winter.