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RBI allows MFIs to fix interest rates

Mumbai, Mar 14 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday allowed microfinance lenders to fix interest rates on loans with a rider that those should not be usurious for the borrowers. A microfinance loan is defined as a collateral-free loan given to a household having an annual income of up to Rs 3 [...]

Bahwan CyberTek expands operations in TN with office in Coimbatore

Coimbatore, Mar 14 (PTI) As part of its expansion plans, Bahwan CyberTek (BCT) Group, a global provider of digital transformation solutions, opened a product engineering and software delivery center in the city on Monday. The centre will accommodate 70 employees and will have a training facility to promote up-skilling in digital technologies. It will play [...]

MFIs’ gross loan portfolio up 1.86 pc to Rs 2,32,126 cr in Q3 FY22: Sa Dhan

Mumbai, Mar 14 (PTI) Microfinance industry's gross loan portfolio (GLP) grew 1.86 per cent year-on-year to Rs 2,32,126 crore in the quarter ended December 2021 as against Rs 2,27,893 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal, according to a report by Sa-Dhan. Sa-Dhan is an RBI-recognised self-regulatory organisation for microfinance institutions (MFIs). Total [...]

Russia may face ‘deep recession’: IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva

Washington/Moscow, Mar 14 (PTI) Russia may face a "deep recession," IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has said, as she warned that the impact of the "unprecedented" Western sanctions on Moscow for its military aggression against Ukraine will be "quite severe" for the Russian economy.IMF's Managing Director Georgieva also said that a Russian sovereign default is no [...]

VIL makes foray in e-sports, ties up with Nazara Tech

New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) Eyeing growth in average revenue per user, debt-ridden telecom operator Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) on Monday made a foray in the online gaming segment in partnership with Nazara Technologies. VIL sees gaming as a highly monetizable segment with a significant growth potential. "Gaming is perfectly aligned with our strategic focus [...]