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We produce blogs to discuss new research findings, ongoing projects, and even personal reflections on the research process. Our blogs are written for a variety of audiences, including other researchers, policymakers, practitioners, financial service providers, grassroots organizations, impact investors and the public. The format is simple and easy to grasp. The language is straightforward, and the tone is non-academic. Our blogs can be of varying lengths. We choose to write a blog when we don’t want to do a full- fledged study or follow a rigorous research process. Blogs may contain opinions and they can also be based on experiences. Some of our blogs may just share some observations, learnings, or challenges.

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May 17, 2012 | Dvara Research

IFMR Finance Foundation is working on understanding the regime for corporate and individual insolvency in India, as part of our mandate on financial systems design. We will be regularly showcasing our learnings on this front as a part of this new blog series called “Insolvency in India”. We start off by looking at the legal framework for corporate insolvency in India.

By Jayanth Srinivasan
May 10, 2012 | Dvara Research

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) just released its new securitisation guidelines for standard assets via a notification.

By Vineet Sukumar
May 4, 2012 | Dvara Research

The Indian microfinance sector has seen a series of rapid changes in the past decade.

By Jayshree Venkatesan, Vineet Sukumar
May 2, 2012 | Dvara Research

FICCI had organised a panel discussion followed by a workshop on “Strengthening Microfinance Institutions (MFIs): Good governance and Strategic People Practices” on April 23, 2012 in Mumbai.

By Jayshree Venkatesan
April 27, 2012 | Dvara Research

As part of our series of posts on Consumer Protection, this post looks at the ‘Treating Customers Fairly’ (TCF) initiative which is being implemented in South Africa to ensure stronger market conduct regulation.

By Darshana Rajendran
April 12, 2012 | Dvara Research

As we move towards a financial market with increasing product complexity, information disclosures alone will not lead to improved customer outcomes.

By Darshana Rajendran
April 3, 2012 | Dvara Research

In our series of posts on Consumer Protection, this post represents the second part in a two part series that charts out the historical evolution of the various sources of consumers’ rights in India today.

By Jayshree Venkatesan
March 23, 2012 | Dvara Research

Continuing our series of posts on Consumer Protection, this post represents the first part in a two part series that charts out the historical evolution of the various sources of consumers’ rights in India today.

By Jayanth Srinivasan
March 20, 2012 | Dvara Research

This post is a continuation of our Consumer Protection blog series. The next two posts would look at the Evolution of Consumer Protection Laws in India.

By Deepti George, Darshana Rajendran
March 15, 2012 | Dvara Research

This post first appeared as part of CGAP's series on "Financial Capability and Bridging the Gap".

By Dvara Research