The surge in unregulated and predatory microfinance practices has made many individuals at the grassroots level vulnerable to ...

Instead of a focus to enhance household resilience, support income stability, and enable gradual asset accumulation, microfinance became integrated with the capital markets. The latter led to the ...

IndusInd Bank reported a 90% drop in its December quarter net profit due to higher stress in its microfinance book and loan ...

More than 30 women-led or women-benefiting social enterprises from across the Philippines will convene in Makati City on ...

Asset quality stabilisation, tighter safeguards and digital infrastructure are expected to revive growth momentum in the sector after FY25 stress ...

By Kizito CUDJOEThe central bank is facing calls to tread carefully as it rolls out new reforms for the microfinance and rural banking sector, amid concerns that poor execution could unsettle a ...

Dar es Salaam. As the government prepares a framework on how small traders will benefit from the Sh200 billion promised within 100 days of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration, the target ...

The Central Bank explained that the reform addresses long‑standing structural and operational challenges within the sector to enhance its contribution to financial inclusion and development.

The first “Investor–Microfinance Forum: Access to Capital Markets” is being held in Baku, Azernews reports. The forum is jointly organized by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan Capital ...

Manappuram Finance Ltd (BOM:531213) reports robust growth in gold loan AUM while navigating regulatory and asset quality ...

When FairMoney launched in 2017, its mission was straightforward but ambitious. The company’s founder, Laurin Hainy, saw a Nigeria where millions of people ...