Independent Research and Policy Advocacy

October 18, 2016 | Dvara Research

Banks in India, whether large or small, have traditionally been required to adopt similar strategies to expanding their banking businesses.

By Deepti George
October 3, 2016 | Dvara Research

For the first time, the majority of Indian women have been financially included. Fresh data show that the proportion of Indian women with individual accounts in formal financial institutions (primarily banks) reached 61% in 2015, a sharp increase from 48% in 2014, lagging men by only eight percentage points.

By Bindu Ananth, Amy Jensen Mowl
October 1, 2016 | Hindustan Times

For the first time, the majority of Indian women have been financially included. Fresh data show that the proportion of Indian women with individual accounts in formal financial institutions (primarily banks) reached 61% in 2015, a sharp increase from 48% in 2014, lagging men by only eight percentage points.

By Bindu Ananth, Amy Jensen Mowl
September 30, 2016 | Dvara Research

Taking a significant step towards curbing illegal collection of deposits by unauthorized and illegal entities, RBI recently set up a website named 'Sachet' (Alert).

By Monami Dasgupta
September 26, 2016 | Dvara Research

Both financial inclusion and financial stability are high on international policy makers’ agenda. For instance, the G-20 has called for global commitments to both advancing financial inclusion (the Maya Declaration and the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion) and enhancing financial stability (the Financial Stability Board, Basel III Implementation, and other regulatory reforms).

By Dr. Martin Melecky
September 18, 2016 | Dvara Research

Why is malnutrition in India’s central belt, which includes the state of Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, so high and so persistent despite relatively high rates of income growth?

By Dr. Anjini Kochar
September 12, 2016

The latest edition of the Forbes India magazine features a cover story on IFMR Capital. The story traces the origins of IFMR Capital, its evolution over the years and how its work is translating into financial access for high-quality partner originators that it works with.

August 23, 2016

In this Annual IFMR Holdings update for FY2016, Sucharita Mukherjee, CEO, IFMR Holdings, in conversation with a Wealth Manager in the video below, narrates the journey so far and the road ahead.

August 17, 2016 | Dvara Research

There has been a strong national imperative to move towards a “cashless” economy in India[1]. Despite a substantive impetus from public and private sector forces, the adoption and use of digital modes of payment in the country remains paltry[

By Rachit Khaitan, Nishanth Kumar
August 10, 2016 | Dvara Research

I met today with the promoter and CEO of one of our newer Small Business Loan Originators and visited some of their end borrowers in Bombay.

By Dr. Kshama Fernandes