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Dr. Nachiket Mor gave a presentation talk at the India-Europe workshop on Innovation and Partnership on 14th Dec 09.

The annual forum on social entrepreneurship organized by Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation and hosted by the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad was held on the 8th and 9th December 09.

A recent micro-loan securitisation, completed by IFMR Capital and Equitas Micro Finance, has enabled the first ever mutual fund investment into the Indian microfinance sector.

Undertaking an exercise in learning, I had last month visited BISWA, an MFI based in Orissa, that apart from providing microcredit, is involved in a wide range of activities related to health, education, water, sanitation and livelihood enhancement programs.

Wealth management is synonymous with high networth individuals and when KGFS decides to call its army of frontline staff ‘wealth managers’, the tag does bring with it power and associated responsibility.

In line with its aim to plug the existing gaps in finance with respect to lending to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), IFMR Capital has started to explore ways to devise an effective and replicable lending model catering to it.

A recent mint article on mobile money throws light on what the World Bank in Africa has labelled as a “cornerstone for development” for its potential to mobilize remote rural economies.

India is a largely an agrarian society.  Agriculture constitutes 60 percent of employment in this country and the farmers who practice it are vital ingredients to India’s economic fabric.

We came across an interesting blog post by David Roodman, Research Fellow, Center for Global Development. He recently spoke to Bindu Ananth about details regarding KGFS and its interesting structure. He listed out number of key points from their interview.

We are excited to announce that IFMR Capital just completed the first ever rated securitization of microloans in India.