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Newsletter Article: Issue #18 - Compelling to Save

Author: Parul Agarwal Saving has lately been recognized as an inevitable instrument of financial inclusion. But this financial behaviour...

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Newsletter Article, Issue #18: Saving against all odds - A Savings Story from the field

Author: Sitaram Mukherjee This is the inspiring story of an ordinary housewife who rose above her position and succeeded in making her l...

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Newsletter Article, Issue #18: Know the Organization - Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL)

An interview with  Mrs. Usha Thorat, Director, CAFRAL. In  this  issue, we get to know more about  CAFRAL’s aspirations and future plans ...

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Newsletter Article, Issue #18: Avaaj Otalo: Evaluating the effectiveness of a mobile-based extension service

Author: Ishani Desai It is estimated that more than half of the Indian labor force is engaged in agriculture.  Given this, India’s produ...

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Newsletter Article - A Closer Look at the Financial Viability of the BC Model

To make the mainstream banking services available to all, RBI and government have been outlining many initiatives that could accelerate...

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Newsletter Article - Making the case for Financial Literacy - Why is FE critical for the vulnerable clients in India - Opinions from the field

According to National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) (59 th Round) data, nearly 51% of the farmer families in India are excluded from...

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Newsletter Article - Social Security for the Aam Aadmi

Author: Shahid Vaziralli I spend a disturbingly high percentage of my time these days pretending to be a sardine in our office elevato...

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Newsletter Article - Futures Price Information for Small and Medium Farmers

Authors:  Samik Adhikari, Gautam Bastian, Lisa Nestor Agriculture and allied activities continue to employ 52% of the Indian workforc...

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Financially Included...In Reality Excluded..!

Imagine paying almost a fifth of your monthly income in interest on a loan that has a higher cost per month than most formal loans ...

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Newsletter Article - What is Rainfall Insurance? Advantages and Key Bottlenecks

Author - Dhruv Sood Despite the gradual increase in irrigation, almost 65% of the Indian agricultural sector still depends on erratic a...

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Newsletter Article - Microsavings - Marketing and Impact Experiments

The Centre for Microfinance (CMF) brings to the spotlight the research agenda in various facets of the financial inclusion agenda, includ...

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Newsletter Article - Measuring Financial Literacy

Author: Parul Agarwal The case of little response from the target population towards both the conventional and innovative financial...

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Newsletter Article - Rethinking RBI’s Regulations for MFIs

Author: Deepti Kc The Microfinance Institutions Bill has been cleared by the Union Cabinet and introduced to the Lok Sabha. If approv...

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Newsletter Article - CMF's E-Platform

Author: Gedeon Lim Building on the success of our MRAP program, the Centre for Micro Finance (CMF) is proud to announce the latest mil...

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Newsletter Article - Digital Data Collection - Experiences from Uttar Pradesh

Authors - Sitaram Mukherjee, Mudita Tiwari In partnership with FINO, CMF is evaluating a door-to-door step banking services,   FINO h...

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