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TopicMicrolenders

Topic: microlenders

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.

Why microborrowers in Assam are refusing to repay their loans this poll season

Microfinance — or small collateral-free loans meant for low-income groups — has emerged as a poll plank on the threshold of the 2021 Assam assembly elections. 

Newest bank to list, Ujjivan Small Finance debuts with as much as 70% in IPO

Ujjivan Small Finance shares climbed as high as Rs 62.80 before closing the session at Rs 56 in Mumbai, up 51% from the IPO price.

Satin Creditcare, one of India’s top microlender, seeks $900 million to fund loan growth

Credit ratings of Satin haven’t seen a downgrade by any of the four rating companies as the lender doesn’t rely on mutual funds for financing requirements.

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Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.