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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

Head - Financial Systems Design

Navaneeth M S

Research Associate

Shree Harini Dvara Research

Shree Harini V

Research Associate

Sowmini G Prasad Dvara

Sowmini G Prasad

Senior Research Associate

Our Work

March 17, 2021 | Dvara Research

Excessive debt negatively affects households and can diminish any developmental gains from such debt. It also dampens a nation’s economic growth and threatens its financial stability.

March 8, 2021 | NDTV Profit

he current approach is making NBFCs safer but requiring banks to become riskier, write Nachiket Mor and Dwijaraj Bhattacharya. Read more at: https://www.ndtvprofit.com/bq-blue-exclusive/expanding-access-to-bank-credit-by-building-the-nbfc-periphery Copyright © NDTV Profit

By Dr. Nachiket Mor, Dwijaraj Bhattacharya
February 25, 2021 | ThePrint

India urgently needs a range of entities to solve for the vast diversity in its credit intermediation requirements, including in infrastructure financing.

By Dr. Nachiket Mor, Deepti George
February 18, 2021 | Dvara Research

Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) is a health insurance/ assurance scheme which was launched by the Government of India (GoI) in September 2018. It is the second component under Ayushman Bharat; a scheme envisioned to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in India.

February 4, 2021 | Dvara Research

This paper report results from an experimental study that examines the impact of information disclosure on consumers’ purchase decision of a high-risk financial product

By Misha Sharma, Madhu Srinivas, Monami Dasgupta, Monika Halan
February 3, 2021 | Dvara Research

Reports of growing debt stress among microfinance borrowers in Assam follows a similar path as those in AP. In this post we analysis this issue and provide possible solutions

January 28, 2021 | Dvara Research

The household sector, comprising of individuals, households, proprietorships, and other non-corporate entities, has over INR 46 trillion as outstanding in the Indian formal credit market. The ability to access credit enables an individual and her household to gain better financial wellbeing and economic welfare outcomes, and an excess of credit can diminish any developmental gains. […]

January 28, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this report we propose Monitoring and Detection Framework for OID with twin outcomes in mind, that of financial stability and financial consumer protection

January 7, 2021 | NDTV Profit

Banks in India will need to work hard to build a well-functioning ‘internal market’, which at the moment is quite broken.

By Dr. Nachiket Mor, Madhu Srinivas
January 5, 2021 | Moneycontrol

SEBI needs to clearly define who a retail consumer is and ensure that this definition is inclusive enough that it accounts for the universe of consumers that are susceptible to the mis-selling of financial products and services

By Deepti George, Madhu Srinivas