Independent Research and Policy Advocacy

Infograph: The KGFS Model

Note: You can know more about the model by reading the paper “The Pursuit of Complete Financial Inclusion: The KGFS Model in India” published by CGAP.

IFMR Capital structures India’s first collateralised bond obligation

In keeping with its mission of providing access to debt capital for financial enterprises serving the financially-excluded communities, IFMR Capital today announced India’s first collateralised bond obligation (CBO) – the IFMR CBO I of Rs 98 crore, comprising multi-issuer pooled non-convertible debentures.

The Green Stool Innovation

On Wednesday, we brought together leaders from our Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services (KGFS) companies to talk about best practices from across our operations in Uttarakhand, Orissa and Tamil Nadu. One story really stood out for me – the green stool innovation.

The Urban Organism – Cities as living beings

For the first time in the history of the world, more than half of the world’s population live in urban areas. In the next 13 years, a billion people are expected to migrate to cities, twice as fast as the rate just 30 years ago.