Special Report
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Financial Inclusion Models from Around the World
Some glittering examples of financial inclusion models from around the world and our take on whether they will work in India
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YSP Thorat: The Poor Do, Indeed, Save
For long, the banks didn’t recognise that the poor can save or need insurance
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C Rangarajan: The Two Pillars of Financial Inclusion
Banks are in the best position to lead financial inclusion. They have just got more teeth from the banking correspondent model and a sharper focus on self-help groups
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4 Ideas to Shape the Future of Finance
Radical thoughts from some of the world’s best financial minds to make the world a truly inclusive place
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MFIs and The Equity Jolt
Microfinance is an exciting new opportunity for equity investors. Or a perilous minefield
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Jonathan Morduch: Come What May
The recent allegations of harassment by loan collection officers of MFIs are damaging because they signal a departure from reliablility
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Beyond Micro Lending
There is no one magic wand that will take financial inclusion to the poor across all of India. The country needs dozens of local innovations that go beyond simple lending
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A Nation Awakens to The Freedom of Finance
For the first time in India’s history, everyone from politicians to entrepreneurs to technology gurus are converging on a common theme — to take the benefit of banking and finance to India’s neglected millions
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Dilip Shanghvi: The Contrarian
Dilip Shanghvi of Sun Pharma refused to follow other firms as they made big acquisitions in Europe. He cherry picked distressed assets instead. The move is now paying off
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Billionaires In The Making
These six NextGen scions of successful, wealthy business families stand at the crossroads of their empires and have the potential to take their inheritance to a whole new level
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Where is Nirma's Karsanbhai Patel?
Nirma was once the poster child for entrepreneurship. Then its maverick founder decided to call it a day. His son wants to recast the firm, but is missing Karsanbhai’s spunk