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Issue #13—July/August 2011

In this Issue
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*Can microcredit organizations help sell critical health goods?

*Insights into the Kolar Crisis: Dilemma for MFI

*Behavioral patterns of Consumers and Agents in Life Insurance

 

Issue #12—February/March 2011

In this Issue
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*Putting Money in Motion: How much to migrants pay for domestic transfers?

*Access to finance in rural Andhra Pradesh

*Conference update: Microfinance from research to practice

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Issue #10—August 2009

In this Issue
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*Preliminary Results from an Impact Evaluation of Micro-Credit in Hyderabad

*Addressing Financial Exclusion in Madhya Pradesh

*Social Performance Management: Interview with Laura Foose

*Women's Empowerment: Analysis of Baseline data from Spandana and VWS

*Activity Based Costing and Management Workshop

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Issue #9—March 2009

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*Cost-Benefit and Usage Behaviour Analysis of No-Frills Accouts

*Smart Cards for the Deliverty of Government Benefits: Fad or Here to Stay? ,

*Phoning it In: Using Cell Phones to do Daily Consumption Surveys

*A Closer Look at Consolidation: The Sonata – Jeevika Acquisition

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Issue #8—October 2008

In this Issue
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*How do MFI Clients Understand their Loan Contracts?

*India's Economic Path and What it Could Mean for Microfinance

*Microfinance, SHGs and Empowerement in Maharashtra

*New CMF-Bird Partnership


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Issue #7—June 2008
Special Edition - Expert views on the Dept Waiver Policy
In this Issue

* MS Swaminathan, Founder and Chairman, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation
* Vijay Mahajan,Chairman and Managing Director, BASIX
* Supriya Sule,Rajya Sabha MP, National Congress Party
* Malcolm Harper

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Issue #5—August 2007
In this Issue

* The Impact of Business Training on Small Business Outcomes
* Competition in Indian Microfinance
* The Road to NBFC-Different Models for Different Options
* Emergency Obstetric Care Insurance
* J-PAL South Asia Launch at IFMR

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Issue #4—April 2007
In this Issue

* The Need for Individual Lending in Mature MFIs
* Rainfall Insurance
* Management Information Systems for Micro Finance Institutions
* The State of the Sector: A Discussion with Prabhu Ghate
* Microcredit Product: An Action Research on Fixed vs. Flexible Repayment Schedules

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Issue #3—December 2006
In this Issue

* Is Financing Mobility a Solution to Poverty?
* Sustainable Microfinance for Women’s Empowerment
* Transforming MFIs into Local Financial Institutions
* Envisioning the Future of Microfinance: An Interview with Mrs. Vinatha Reddy
* The Urban Market Potential

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Issue #2—August 2006
In this Issue

* Is Microfinance too Rigid?
* Microfinance in Fisheries
* Clearing the Smoke: Improving Health Using Smokeless Chulas
* No Nonsense: A Candid Interview with Malcolm Harper

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Issue #1—April 2006
In this Issue

* Editorial
* Feeding Innovation: Distributing Cattle Feed through MFIs
* Evaluating Microfinance: Randomize!
* The SEWA Bank Recipe: An Interview with Jayshreeben Vyas
* Using Microfinance to Improve Dairy Market Linkages
* Impact Study of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs)

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