The Pursuit of Complete Financial Inclusion: The KGFS Model in India
Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) has published a new paper titled “The Pursuit of Complete Financial Inclusion: The KGFS Model in India”
The Pursuit of Complete Financial Inclusion
Lok Capital and Proparco invest $5 million in IFMR Rural Channels
Lok Capital, a venture capital firm, and one of its limited partners, Proparco, the private sector investment arm of the French development agency AFD, have together invested $5 million in IFMR Rural Channels.
IFMR Rural Channels launches Thenaaru KGFS
Close on the heels of launching its fourth KGFS, IFMR Rural Channels launched its fifth KGFS yesterday – Thenaaru Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services (KGFS) which would be serving the districts of Pudukkotai, Karur and Namakkal in Tamil Nadu.
Financial Engineering for Low Income Households
IIM Ahmedabad recently interviewed Bindu Ananth and Nachiket Mor for their publication ‘The Efficient Frontier’. The publication was recently rebranded to mark the institute’s Golden Jubilee year.
IFMR Rural Channels launches Vellaru KGFS
IFMR Rural Channels launched its fourth KGFS – Vellaru Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services to serve Ariyalur, Perambalur and Cuddalore districts of Tamil Nadu.
IFMR Rural Finance appoints Facilitator for NPS-Lite distribution
Given the important role pensions play in the financial well-being of households, NPS-Lite, a pension plan geared towards economically disadvantaged populations, is crucial to achieving complete financial inclusion.
A New Approach to Funding Social Enterprises – Harvard Business Review mentions IFMR Capital’s work
A recent article in the Harvard Business Review on new approaches to funding social enterprises cites IFMR Capital’s work in securitisation and structured finance of microfinance loan portfolios.
IFMR Capital completes its first round of capital markets transactions through issuance of Commercial Paper & NCDs
IFMR Capital raised INR 360 Million through its first issuance of senior non-convertible debentures (NCDs) listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Microfinance: Translating Research into Practice – Conference
RBI’s College of Agricultural Banking together with the Centre for Micro Finance, IFMR Research will host their fifth annual conference, “Microfinance: Translating Research into Practice” on January 9th and 10th 2012 in Pune.
