Inverting the Microfinance Pyramid: The Changing Face of Indian Microfinance
Edition: Paperback
Dimensions: 84pp
Publisher: Intellecap
Sponsored by: International Finance Corporation
About this Book:
Interspersed with inspiring successes and healthy debates, the Indian microfinance space continues to redefine itself, innovate in products and delivery channels, and join forces with the most sophisticated capital market actors to create financial access to the many un-banked poor. This publication is an attempt to capture the evolution of Indian microfinance, gauge its performance thus far, and map its future potential.
Inverting the Microfinance Pyramid: The Changing Face of Indian Microfinance analyses the market dynamics of Indian microfinance including demand and supply side factors, key players, and the past performance and future potential of microfinance providers. It is expected to assist investors, entrepreneurs, donors, policy makers, and academics in making informed decisions on their involvement in the Indian microfinance industry.
Inside the Book:
Chapter One, Redefining Micro: The Emerging Pattern, focuses on the key trends in the microfinance industry, changing definitions of what is understood as “microfinance markets,” ongoing changes in institutional structures, profiles, and the motivations of key actors and their operational strategies.
Chapter Two, Gauging the Depths: Market Demand for Indian Microfinance, delves into poverty statistics, banking, and entrepreneurship to shed light on the potential overall market size for microfinance in
India. Chapter Three, A Drop in the Ocean: The Supply Side Story, examines the ongoing initiatives providing microfinance services across geographies and client segments. Chapter Four, Indian MFIs: On the Sustainability Path, examines MFIs, a key set of microfinance providers who have shown aggressive growth, financial performance, and movement towards sustainability. Primary data was collected from a set of 60 MFIs who participated in an Intellecap survey. Chapter Five, Indian Microfinance: Through the Investment Lens, paints a picture of what the Indian microfinance industry may look like in 2012 and identifies the key drivers that will define its future growth.
Chapter Six, The Journey has just begun.... estimates the industry's financial requirements to support this growth. It also reiterates microfinance's role in creating blended value for sustainable businesses while advancing
India's development.
About the Publisher:
Established in 2002, Intellecap is one of the fastest growing strategic services firms in the international development sector. Intellecap aims to build intellectual capital dedicated to facilitating investments into socially and to assist these businesses in becoming more profitable and achieving greater scale through advisory services. Working in both indirect strategic advisory roles and direct design and execution modes, Intellecap leverages its understanding of mainstream, profit-oriented business models to create unique solutions that generate sustainable financial, social, and environmental returns.
Intellecap has undertaken pioneering initiatives in the field of finance and strategy in the microfinance sector, and seeks to leverage this experience to other areas that benefit social and economic development. Intellecap is committed to value creation by accumulating and disseminating knowledge, providing strategic support to development initiatives and incubating new ideas that will shape the development industry.
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This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 29 January, 2008.
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