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September 21, 2012
The financial difficulties of urban migrants
Most urban migrants who come to live in the cities do not have a secure housing arrangement, nor access to formal banking services. They resort to burying money in the ground, or saving with their local shopkeepers, and many don’t see their savings again due to this. Even when sending […]
September 21, 2012
Satellite data makes drought insurance affordable and useful for Africa farmers
A high-tech remote sensing company in Netherlands started the pilot satellite based microinsurance for the benefits of farmers in Africa. The name of the programme was FESA Micro-insurance, and the name of the company EARS Earth Environment Monitoring. Now, the trend has evolved into a growing industry wherein satellite data […]
September 21, 2012
P2P microfinance in China and India
This post talks about the common problems shared by both China and India when it comes to P2P lending. Both high charging money lenders and loan sharks have effectively made the underserved people in either countries turn towards low-interest charging, credible money lending institutions like MFIs. Read about the details […]
September 21, 2012
Regulation and supervision of MIVs, Part II
A previous post detailing why it was imperative to regulate MIVs (Micro-finance Investment Vehicles) given the current scenario is now followed up by this post, which talks about the analysis measures to be considered by regulators and supervisors. Read more here.
September 21, 2012
Managing difficult trade-offs in microfinance regulation
This article provides a critical review of the recent M-CRIL report (above, in the News Report section) while pointing some tricky trade-offs that pose as dangerous challenges for the industry. Read more here.
September 21, 2012
Responsible & viable micro-lending needs “smart” regulation
This report by M-CRIL, an Indian microfinance rating firm gives a broad overview of the existent status of microfinance operations in the country. The overall message seems to be that while the industry is improving, there is room for a lot more progression. Read the report here.
September 21, 2012
Food for thought: What Malthus said
Even as Brazil and Australia produce more food than they did when Thomas Robert Malthus was around, it is not going to be enough to feed a world that grows in the number of its inhabitants and grows hungrier still. This post talks about how there should be an inherent […]
September 21, 2012
Africa urged to step up its food production
More than 300 million people in SSA (sub-Saharan Africa) are at risk of starvation by 2050 if food production is not significantly scaled up soon. According to experts attending a workshop in Nairobi, this could be prevented, should the correct policies be framed and adopted. Read more here.
September 21, 2012
The ethics of food speculation
While trading on food commodities is different from gambling on a fundamental level, it is not necessarily free of evil. It has in the past led to upward motion of food prices, both in the developing as well as developed nations. Read more here.
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