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    • Microfinance turns the corner, which stock stands out — Muthoot Microfin or CreditAccess Grameen?

      Though both lenders have delivered strong earnings growth, driven by a sharp decline in credit costs, their stock performances have diverged significantly

    • MC Exclusive | Warburg expected to lead troubled MFI Fusion Finance’s rights issue

      However, sources say that Creation Investments, another stakeholder in Fusion, is hesitant to fully back the initiative.

    • High delinquencies in microfinance segment widen Q3 slippages, says Kotak Mahindra Bank

      The private lender’s fresh slippages in the reporting quarter stood at Rs 1,675 crore, as compared to Rs 1,177 crore in a year ago period, and Rs 1,875 crore in a quarter ago period.

    • Microfin industry needs $100 bn to promote green livelihood: Jayant Sinha

    • India Ratings revises upwards outlook on microfinance sector to 'neutral' from 'negative' for FY23

    • MFIs should not throw caution to wind for higher asset growth, returns: RBI DG M Rajeshwar Rao

    • MFIs need Rs 2,200cr fresh capital to grow at 40% for 3 yrs

    • Microfinance Firm Grameen Koota Slashes Interest Rates

    • SE Investments faces margins woes; eyes proper credit line

      In an interview on CNBC-TV18, Sunil Agarwal, MD of SE Investments Ltd confirmed that microfinance lending has taken a hit. "Currently, the share of book in microfinance is around 36%. It has gone down from 48-49% which is what it used to be because of low supply."

    • New MFI bill to make RBI sole regulator, supersede old laws

      The central government bill on microfinance companies is likely to make RBI the single regulator for the sector. The bill may also supersede all existing state legislations on MFIs, reports CNBC-TV18's Gopika Gopakumar.

    • RBI rule allows MFIs to up interest rates: SKS Microfinance

      The microfinance sector received a huge leg up, first from the finance minister's budget speech and most recently, the RBI's acceptance of the Malegam Committee recommendations where it has re-affirmed priority sector status for microfinance.

    • Microfinance cos may see better fund flow

      The budget has proposed to set up a Rs 1 billion equity fund for the microfinance sector, which has witnessed turbulence in the past few months after the southern state of Andhra Pradesh put in place tough regulations.

    • RBI to decide on microfinance recommendations by Apr

    • RBI panel proposes guidelines for microlenders

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