Microfinance Institutions Network (Mfin), the industry body of microfinance firms, is discussing the future course of action to tide over the huge debt burden haunting the sector. Earlier, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rejected Mfin's request to restructure the loan repayment of five heavily indebted microlenders under the corporate debt rest
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PEs invested $168 mn in microfinance firms in FY13
Data released by Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) shows private equity investors (PEs) invested $168 million (close to Rs 10,000 crore at current value) in the microfinance sector in 2012-13. Besides PEs, investors multilateral and government-supported funds like SIDBI and IFC also invested in the sector during the year. In fact, reports suggest that these kinds of investors contributed a large part
Microfinance institutions’ loan portfolio rises 23%
As per a report by the Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) the gross loan portfolio (GLP) of microfinance institutions (MFIs) rose to 23 per cent across the country in 2012-13 with AP MFIs growing 7 per cent and non-AP MFIs witnessing a growth of 39 per cent.
Microfinance sector said to be attracting funds
Microfinance sector is said to be attracting funds from investors like private equity, venture capital funds as risk appetite in the sector improved. One of the reason for the return of investor confidence in the sector is the 40 per cent growth in the gross loan portfolio of NBFC-microfinance institutions (NBFC-MFIs) during 2012-13, sources said. For a long time after the Andhra Pradesh Ordinance of 2010, credit growth of MFIs remained