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In The Field

Microfinance in the Field: Why I didn’t become a Client of Microfinance Institution

Microfinance Focus, May 10, 2010: Babuben, a middle aged woman runs a small grocery shop in South Bangalore, India. In spite of sitting in a microfinance hub and surrounded by neighbours who have found a way out of poverty with the help of microfinance, she still chooses to stay away from it

Microfinance in the Field: Interview with a Moneylender

Microfinance Focus, June 16, 2010: Despite being a constant subject of criticism, Moneylenders continue to be the lenders of last resort for the poor. Their matchless flexibility of lending big amounts at the oddest hours, gives them an unbeatable edge over microfinance and commercial banks.

Microfinance Borrowers Demand Higher Loans and Value Added Services

Microfinance Focus December 29, 2010: Fatima Mansoori applied for a loan of Rs 25,000 from a microfinance institution in Bangalore for the purpose of starting a grocery store in her neighborhood. She was able to pay up the loan in time and was quite satisfied with the services provided to her by the institution. However, her suggestion in the institution’s

Photo Story: Empowering Entrepreneurs in Low-Income Communities - Sweety’s Story

Since she was approved for a microloan three years ago, Sweety’s life has changed for the better. "I have new dreams and don't want to stop here. I want to make a bigger unit," she said.

A Middle East Answer to the Mommy Wars: Let Women Drive

Bollywood,Cricket and Financial Inclusion: "Business Correspondent Model - Facebooking the excluded in India"

Due Diligence: An Impertinent Inquiry into Microfinance

Repairing a Tarnished Image: a Plea for Transparency in Indian Microfinance

Muhammad Yunus and his Advocacy on Social Business: Is Europe Ready?

Microfinance for water and sanitation: lofty dream or wave of the future?

Pigs will never fly again: The Regulatory Trigger

What and Where is Micro-Finance? Between a rock and a soft place

Financial Inclusion: Harnessing Potential of Technology

Securitisation business will be back with a bang; Microfinance securitisations to still remain subdued