Incofin, a Belgian investor in lower-income countries, has invested INR 350 million (USD 4.3 million) to take an equity stake of undisclosed size in Varashakti Housing Finance (VHF), a firm active in
Tag: Low Income households
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: BIO Loans $15m to AMK Microfinance of Cambodia
BIO, a government-owned institution also known as the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries, recently loaned USD 15 million to Cambodia’s Angkor Microheranhvatho Kampuchea (AMK). AMK provides individuals as well as micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises with
MICROFINANCE PAPER WRAP-UP: “Helping Low- and Moderate-income Malaysians Save: Insights from UNCDF’s Work With GoGet and Pod,” Published by UNCDF
Data from Bank Negara Malaysia, the country’s central bank, illustrate a downward trend in household savings from 2018 through the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest data available indicate that “two thirds of self-employed respondents have savings equivalent to one month’s expenses, while 83 percent
MICROFINANCE PAPER WRAP UP: “Understanding the Impact of Demonetization on Bank Account Holders from Low Income Households,” Published by IFMR LEAD
This is a summary of a paper by Preethi Rao, Suraj Nair and Shruti Korada; published by Leveraging Evidence for Access and Development (LEAD), a unit of the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR); April 2018, 46 pages, available at:
http://ifmrlead.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IFMR-LEAD-Demonetization-Study-Final-Report.pdf
This study reviews the short- and long-term impacts on low-income households resulting from the demonetization of Indian currency in 2016. The authors collected data