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Microfinance Focus, Jan 05, 2010: SA-DHAN, a network of microfinance institutions in India, in collaboration with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is organizing national level microfinance conference on 17th & 18th March, 2010 in New Delhi. The theme of this year is “FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND RESPONSIBLE MICROFINANCE”. Financial Inclusion has been one of the highest priority areas for the Government in the ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, July 10, 2009: Indian health insurance industry aims to cover 500 million population over the next five years, said V. Vaidyanathan, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance managing director, at a FICCI-organised conference in New Delhi on Friday. Dr Rudiger Krech of GTZ pointed out that economic development and health insurance go hand in hand. He stressed the need for a comprehensive package which would cater the risks associated with  unemployment, injury, old age among others. He reiterated the need to develop social infrastructure like proper sewerage, education, pure water and said health insurance  is intricately associated with all these efforts. Factually speaking,  moneylenders who charge more that 25% interest are responsible for putting people back in poverty, he noted. Full story