Here are two stories from Microcapital.org on the MFI space in India: SKS Microfinance Partners with State Bank of India (SBI), State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) and State Bank of Mysore (SBM) to Integrate 600 Branches Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) Takes 11% Stake in Microfinance Institution Bandhan for $10.7m

Microfinance’s  small-town success attracts venture investors - Livemint story on the increasing Venture-Capital activity in the microfinance sector in India Poverty of will - R.Ramkumar from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) argues that new UPA government’s first Budget is marked by the absence of strong commitment to raise social sector spending ‘There needs to be [...]