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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicMicrofinancing

Topic: Microfinancing

Seeing ‘high attrition, loan defaults’, Spandana Sphoorty a microcosm of microfinance sector’s troubles

India's microfinance sector has been facing challenges like over-borrowing & regional stress. Spandana Sphoorty, a 20-yr-old micro-credit company, reported a Rs 216 cr loss in Q2 FY25.

ADB approves $300 million for ‘inclusive finance’ in Uzbekistan

The loan aims to boost microfinance sector, support small businesses and women entrepreneurs.

Digital lending has got a bad rap, but don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater

With predatory digital lending practices drawing attention, it’s crucial to look at the funding and regulatory environment within which the sector operates.

Why RBI’s proposed microfinance policy changes are borrower-friendly

Proposed changes divert the borrower away from informal lenders and also show the RBI’s intent of giving the NBFC-MFIs a level-playing field in the financial system.

IndusInd Bank bets on acquisition of India’s top micro financier to add to 1,500% growth

IndusInd’s purchase of Bharat Financial Inclusion will help it to ‘move the needle’ on profitability parameters, CEO Romesh Sobti says.

On Camera

Nitish Kumar’s journey from endurance to exhaustion

Nitish Kumar has mastered the rhythm of renewal in Bihar. In a democracy of churn and chance, endurance may be the rarest—and most refined—form of political art.

India may cancel green projects struggling to find clients

While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.