Prof. Jonathan Morduch, Professor of Public Policy and Economics at New York University, visited Pudhuaaru KGFS this week. His work has had considerable influence on the way we think about access to finance, shaping some of the key ideas behind the KGFS model.

In a first transaction of its kind, IFMR Capital concluded a multi-originator securitisation of micro-loans originated by four  microfinance institutions in India.

Last week I attended a conference titled “Microfinance: Translating Research into Practice”, hosted by the Centre for Microfinance in partnership with the College of Agricultural Banking (CAB) in Pune.

Dr. Nachiket Mor gave a presentation talk at the India-Europe workshop on Innovation and Partnership on 14th Dec 09.

The annual forum on social entrepreneurship organized by Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation and hosted by the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad was held on the 8th and 9th December 09.

The South Asian Economics Students Meet (SAESM) that concluded recently in Dhaka had Kshama Fernandes from IFMR  Capital interacting with the students over a dinner talk on “Access to Finance for All”

A recent micro-loan securitisation, completed by IFMR Capital and Equitas Micro Finance, has enabled the first ever mutual fund investment into the Indian microfinance sector.

Nachiket and I presented at the Brookings Institution at a conference titled "Regulation in Emerging Markets". We presented a paper that was authored by Suyash Rai and co-authored by Nachiket and I.

The IFMR Trust is interested in finding practical solutions to challenges faced in the delivery of services across the areas in which it is involved.

The Asian Institute on Transport Development initiated a dialogue on strengthening trade and communication ties between India and Bangladesh on October 12th, 2009 at the India International Centre in Delhi.