Consumer Protection: Recent developments on the regulatory front in Developing Countries – Part 2
Below is the second part of the three part interview with Kate McKee of CGAP. The interview is part of our Consumer Protection series.
Consumer Protection: Recent developments on the regulatory front in Developing Countries – Part 1
As part of our series on consumer protection, we seek to present views of leading experts in the field. Here, in this three-part series, Deepti George of IFMR Finance Foundation interviews Kate McKee of CGAP.
Why do we need a long-term debt market?
This post marks the beginning of our new blog series on Long Term Debt Markets in the Indian context. In this series we will explore current status of the Indian debt market, importance and issues in relation to these markets, profile select developed debt markets and identify key learnings for the Indian debt market.
Perspective on IRDA’s proposed ‘everything product’
The Micro-insurance sector has been often in the news in the recent times. This is primarily because of IRDA’s recent recommendation towards an “everything product” approach for which the Life Insurance Council has been asked to prepare a blue-print.
Financing the Development of Small and Medium Cities
This paper makes a case for the concerted development of small and medium cities as the key focus in the strategy to ensure sustainable urbanisation in India.
The Individual Insolvency Framework in India
While the corporate insolvency framework has seen a lot of activity, the individual insolvency framework in India consists merely of a pair of statutes legislated in the British era which today lie dormant for all practical purposes.
The Corporate Insolvency Framework in India
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.
Our view on the new securitisation guidelines
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) just released its new securitisation guidelines for standard assets via a notification.
Funding to the microfinance sector: Review of options
The Indian microfinance sector has seen a series of rapid changes in the past decade.
FICCI Workshop on Strengthening Microfinance Institutions (MFIs)
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.