Links we’ve been reading this week.
- MIX looks into what effect the RBI's new regulation will have on MFIs in the future.
- The Business Standard: SKS sues Andhra Pradesh in Supreme Court, argues 2010 law unconstitutional.
- The Financial Express: Bad news for microfinance: Bangladesh government to amend 1983 ordinance & assert control over Grameen Bank.
- Microfinance Focus: An exclusive interview with the director of the financial innovator KGFS.
- From the Independent: "Why the dream of microfinance is turning sour."
- Microfinance Horizon: "Evaluating the L/T Impact of Antipoverty Interventions in Bangladesh: An Overview"
- The Economic Times: "MFIs witness talent drain; find it tough to retain senior professionals"
Editors’ Note: Hi, Laura and Jonathan here. A few of the pieces this week come from people who spent years up close with how poor households actually handle money, and keep coming back with something more tangled than the story usually told, and more persistent. Tim will be back for the next edition. - Laura Freschi and Jonathan Morduch