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Microfinance agenda for the new government: Open letter to the new Finance Minister of India - guest post by Mr. N Srinivasan
Readers may recollect, the previous interview with Mr. N.Srinivasan on microfinance in India. In the interview he had also suggested policy measures for the new government.. I am delighted to share with you, Mr. N Srinivasan’s ‘ Microf...
Launch of operations
I am pleased to announce the launch of operations with Ajiwika, a microfinance institution (MFI), and HDFC Bank as our partners in India. It took us a year to sign the partnership agreement with HDFC Bank, but it is well worth it as HDFC lends t...
Imagining India - Interview with Nandan Nilekani
Bhalchander: It is my great pleasure and honor to have with us today Nandan Nilekani, author of the recently published book Imagining India – Ideas for the new century, and Co-Chairman and Co-founder of Infosys Technologies. Nandan’s work and acc...
Everything you wanted to know about microfinance in India but did not know whom to ask - Interview with Mr. N Srinivasan
Bhalchander: It is my great pleasure to have with us on email Mr. N Srinivasan, author of the ‘Microfinance in India: State of the Sector Report 2008’. The unabridged report is also available in several bookstores including amazon. Mr. N Srinivas...
Poverty, collaboration and patience
Ever since I started working on United Prosperity, I have learned that progress in a startup happens in spurts. One is often faced with what seems like an insurmountable problem. You keep trying various things – nothing seems to work. Nobody seems ...
Microfinance in India and the Global Financial Crisis
My visit to India last month gave me a great opportunity to talk to people and get a first hand assessment of the impact of the global financial crisis on microcredit programs. Yesterday I also happened to read a recent Fitch ratings report on mic...
