Multiple Meanings of Money: How Women See Microfinance by Smita Premchander, V. Prameela, M. Chidambaranathan, L …

Despite the general consensus that microfinance does not reach the poorest; recent evidence suggests that nearly 15% of … microfinance clients in Bangladesh are among the poorest. It is from the realization that even within the existing microfinance … benefit from microfinance services. This study attempts to assess the targeting effectiveness of the BDP ultra poor programme …

A regulator should promote social entrepreneurship and tap into the considerable expertise existing in the micro-finance … micro-finance services in a sustainable manner. The new bill needs to be reworked to amend its many deficiencies. …

In Mumbai to open an office of the Grameen Foundation, Professor Yunus spoke on the growing role of microfinance in the …

of their engagement with microfinance. With a lower borrower-member ratio and relatively smaller sized credit …, microfinance for the poorest may take longer to achieve sustainability. Even within the ultra poor household group, the better …-off ones are more likely to engage themselves with microfinance. Their engagement in semi-formal microfinance does not reduce …