Posts Tagged ‘Indian microfinance sector’

By Naagesh Naaraayana Microfinance Focus, Jan. 4, 2010: With more than Rs. 1,000 crore capital inflow into the microfinance sector in 2009, new avenues to raise funds have come under scrutiny of microfinance institutions to meet the demand for rapid expansion that the sector is witnessing in the last two years despite the global financial ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, November 21, 2009: A recent micro-loan securitization, completed by IFMR Capital and Equitas Micro Finance, has enabled the first ever mutual fund investment into the Indian microfinance sector. The Rs. 480 million ($10.4 million) transaction is backed by over 55,000 micro-loans originated by Equitas Micro Finance, a Chennai-based microfinance institution with approximately 700,000 low-income clients. The transaction was structured by IFMR Capital, which ... Full story