In a move to overhaul Ghana's microfinance landscape, the Bank of Ghana has mandated a new minimum capital of GH¢100 million ...

The Central Bank explained that the reform addresses long‑standing structural and operational challenges within the sector to enhance its contribution to financial inclusion and development.

Recent revelations about the role of Nobel Prize winner Muhummad Yunus in the alleged misuse of $100 million by the Grameen Banks (and the cover-up of that misallocation) have begun to provoke overdue ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Indian gold-loan financier Manappuram Finance reported a third-quarter profit drop on Thursday, as a ...

For three decades, microfinance institutions have given out small loans to the world's poor--mostly women--and amassed hundreds if not thousands of case studies showing that the loans help alleviate ...

Economic Survey 2025-26 urges linking microfinance investor exits to social impact metrics, warning that return-driven growth risks over-lending, borrower stress, and financial instability ...

Bandhan Bank plummeted while Ujjivan Small Finance Bank surged after the December-quarter results. The real story? Investors' ...

For Saccos and microfinance institutions, accreditation has provided a pathway into the formal credit reporting ecosystem, ...

NPF Microfinance Bank Plc has reported a pre-tax profit of N5.69 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025, ...

The Bank of Ghana has rolled out a far-reaching reform of the microfinance sector, raising minimum capital requirements, restructuring ...