The FINANCIAL — A new study from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has found that external risks, security concerns, and over-indebtedness are perceived as the most serious challenges facing the ...

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

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 ...

This move comes amid ongoing stress in the microfinance (MFI) sector. Bidders have until December 30 to submit their proposals. The bank's microfinance challenges are expected to exert pressure on ...

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Shares of IDFC First Bank (IDFB.NS), opens new tab fell as much as 8% on Monday to their lowest in 21 months after the private lender said its third-quarter profit more than halved, ...