Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) has published a new paper titled "The Pursuit of Complete Financial Inclusion: The KGFS Model in India"

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

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.

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.

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

The Committee to Re-examine the Existing Classification and Suggest Revised Guidelines with regard to Priority Sector Lending Classification and related Issues chaired by Shri. M.V. Nair (the Nair Committee) recently submitted its recommendations.

The Committee to Re-examine the Existing Classification and Suggest Revised Guidelines with regard to Priority Sector Lending Classification and related Issues chaired by Shri .M.V.Nair (the Nair Committee) recently submitted its recommendations.

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.

Lok Capital, a venture capital firm, and one of its limited partners, Proparco, the private sector investment arm of the French development agency AFD, have together invested $5 million in IFMR Rural Channels.