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.
IFMR Capital closed its eighth microloan securitisation transaction this week, an INR 370 mn multi-originator securitisation with Delhi-based MFI Satin Creditcare, Rajasthan-based Sahayata Microfinance and Tamil Nadu MFI, Asirvad.
Finance Matters - A fortnightly column by IFMR Finance Foundation in The Hindu Business Line will explore ways in which the power of finance can be unlocked for improving the wellbeing of millions of households.
“In conversation” is a new series of Q & A blogs from the IFMR Blog team where we ask questions on behalf of our readers to leading personalities in the field of financial inclusion.
At the beginning of the summer, the six of us Stanford summer interns set out to determine, through field interviews and market research
Did you know that only half the adult population in the world has access to a bank account? More than 3 billion people don’t have access to savings accounts, and they are predominantly the world’s poorest people who live on less than US$2 per day.
Recently, CRISIL has revised the rating of the senior and subordinated securities issued by Pioneer III - a pool securitised by Grameen Financial Services – to AAA(so) and A(so) respectively.
At a recent Spark session, Anupama Sharma from the Centre for Insurance and Risk Management (CIRM) spoke about the major lessons livestock insurance has handed out. We bring you the highlights:
The announcement of National Pension System (NPS) Lite, a pension plan geared towards economically disadvantaged populations, brings hope for much needed money during non-productive years
Fundamental to the growth and development of an industry is the research that aids its practice, especially in the context of microfinance in India.
The Reserve Bank of India has opened a discussion in its website to see if there is a case for allowing banks to engage 'for-profit' companies as well as NBFCs as their Business Correspondents.
In all our research efforts, we strive to maintain an independent voice that speaks for the low-income household and household enterprises. Our ability to perform this function is significantly enhanced by our commitment to disseminate as a pure public good, all the intellectual capital that we create.
