Indian Microfinance Sector: An Overview

Pankaj Sinha and Nitin Navin

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Abstract: The Indian microfinance sector was one of the largest in the world with full of growth potential. However, series of incidents happened in 2010 and thereafter changed the face of the industry. Though the crisis proved a death warrant for many MFIs, it also brought some good news for the sector. The present study attempts to overview the performance of Indian microfinance sector after the crisis. The main objective is to observe the current state of affairs of the sector and to check if the sector has recovered from that shock. Data have been taken from Mixmarket database.

Keywords: Microfinance; Financial Inclusion; Indian Economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G21 I38 O16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-02-07
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