Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Investing in Microfinance,Affordable housing in Nepal



  • Central Bank has asked Banks to  make it easier for Farmers to coordinate the timing between  interest payment schedule and crop harvesting - Micro insurance - crop,livestock could be beneficial for both the farmer and the lender.(SKS model?)
  •  Central Bank will count  -Collateral free  affordable housing loans up to  Rs 100,000 to low caste communities as deprived sector lending- Can some thing like" non-mortgage back securities " be foster affordable housing?
  • Financial NGOs registered with  Central Bank can own upto 25% of a MFIs-INGO  involved in Impact investing could  use this Medium to invest in micro-finance 

Commercial banks have to invest at least 3.5 percent of their total loan portfolio to the deprived sector, while development banks should lend 3.0 percent and finance companies 2.5 percent.

Things in Italics my thoughts

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