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Policy Initiatives

Financial Systems Design

A well-functioning and resilient financial system needs a good mix of institutions that collectively meet the financial intermediation needs of the country, be it individuals, households, businesses, sectors and local governments, while simultaneously enhancing the stability of the system as a whole.

Amulya Neelam Dvara

Amulya Neelam

Senior Research Associate

Deepti George Dvara

Deepti George

Deputy ED and Head of Strategy

Dwijaraj Bhattacharya

Dwijaraj Bhattacharya

Research Manager

Sowmini G Prasad Dvara

Sowmini G Prasad

Research Associate

Our Work

June 24, 2019 | Dvara Research

Comparing regulatory approaches that CRAs are subjected to across India, the US and EU.

June 20, 2019 | Moneycontrol

The new regime must be one that can hold all entities to a common standard of institutional conduct in how they deal with the individual customer, including how they sell products.

May 10, 2019 | Dvara Research

Recommendations that financial sector regulators can consider applying on regulated financial services providers in order to improve outcomes for households and enterprises.

May 1, 2019 | Dvara Research

Without focus by regulators on mis-sale, we put confidence of retail customers at risk

April 1, 2019 | Dvara Research

India is a bank-dominated financial system with most of the financial assets belonging to the banking sector.

By Nishanth Kumar
February 20, 2019 | Dvara Research

This Note has been prepared for regulated lending institutions who are in the business of offering small-ticket short-term unsecured loans with equated monthly or weekly repayment schedules, to low-income individuals and households in India.

February 19, 2019 | Dvara Research

The objectives of sustainable businesses are well-aligned with ensuring the financial health of households, and this holds true for all types of lending businesses.

January 8, 2019 | Dvara Research

Summary of process innovations aimed at addressing concerns of household over-indebtedness and the subsequent stress experienced by members of the household.

December 10, 2018 | Dvara Research

Proceeds from the Suitability Workshop in Mumbai, Oct 2018.

By Deepti George, Vishwanath C
December 4, 2018 | Moneycontrol

Several studies have found that the Indian banking sector, while having a large number of players, has monopolistic competition.

By Deepti George, Madhu Srinivas