Microfinance – Time to Get to Back to Basics?

by Graham Wright and Manoj Sharma
May 4, 2010
1 min

This note highlights the need for microfinance in India and the role of private sector microfinance whether in ‘for-profit’ or ‘not-for-profit’ formats will remain.

The rapid growth of the microfinance sector in the last few years has completely changed its complexion and nature. Detractors of typical ‘Grameen’ replicators have been saying for a while that high rates of growth have led to mono-products and multiple lending to a vulnerable section of the population. Overall, the need for microfinance in India cannot be understated and the role of private sector microfinance whether in ‘for-profit’ or ‘not-for-profit’ formats will remain. However, any business which forgets its client cannot have a bright future.