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Week of May 12, 2011

By Financial Access Initiative

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"

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