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Microfinance

October 23, 2018

Designing financial products for women

Current financial service models conflate women with ‘family’, considering them merely an avenue to pursue social welfare.
by Abhishek Gupta, Akhand Tiwari | 3 min read
August 09, 2018

IDR Interviews | Muhammad Yunus

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus talks about what it will take to create a just and more equal world, and the power of individuals to bring about this change.
by Devanshi Vaid, Smarinita Shetty | 7 min read
MFIs
July 11, 2018

Increasing the profitability of MFIs

The autonomy, or at least the opinion, of women in financial decisions affects the bottom line of MFIs.
by Rahul Sinha, Wamiq Zia | 3 min read
women's microenterprise
May 15, 2018

What happens when investments targeting women’s microbusinesses go to men?

Studies find that male-operated--but not female-operated--microenterprises benefit from access to grants or loans. But these analyses overlook that female entrepreneurs often invest in a household business that is not owned by them.
by Ideas for India | 5 min read
financial inclusion
March 06, 2018

Financial inclusion: The key to closing India’s gender gap

Financial inclusion is one of the most effective accelerators of economic participation by women; it is therefore important to design products that help women overcome barriers to access and inclusion.
by Mary Ellen Iskenderian | 5 min read
Group of women panchayat leaders
February 20, 2018

Give women credit

This article features insights from a series of experiments in India that explored how microfinance can be refined to strengthen its beneficial impact for the world’s poorest women.
by Erica Field, Rohini Pande | 5 min read
India's extreme poor - Sashirekha Nayak tailoring
February 06, 2018

Photo essay: Using evidence to uplift India's extreme poor

As India aims to uplift its extreme poor by 2022, evidenced based approaches need to inform government policies for large-scale solutions.
by Neelima Mishra | 3 min read
Microfinance
July 03, 2017

Are we paying enough attention to the microfinance customer?

Without access to savings and insurance, vulnerable households are likely to take as much debt as they can from MFIs (and now banks). A more holistic approach to financial inclusion will help avoid another bad debt crisis.
by Veena Mankar | 5 min read
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