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MFIs entering new phase of stabilityand higher profits : CarePTI Mar 7, 2014, 09.30PM IST

MUMBAI: Care Ratings today said micro finance sector is

entering a phase of stable regulatory environment, higher

availability of credit and increased profitability.

The agency believes that MFIs are slowly coming out of the

damage inflicted by the Andhra Pradesh crisis of 2010.

According to Care, micro-finance sector has gone through

three broad phases in the past: high growth (till 2010), high

volatility (2010-11), consolidation (2011-13); and is now

entering the fourth phase of relative stability.

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"This phase is expected to be characterised by a more stable regulatory environment, steady availability of

funds, improving profitability with comfortable asset quality and capital adequacy and relatively lesser impact

of concentration risk," Care said in a report.

The report said although MFIs will see improvement in their credit profiles, credit ratings may not immediately

show improvement as those will continue to factor in risks associated with unsecured lending, socio-political

intervention, geographic concentration and operational risks related to cash based transaction.

The report said that RBI recognises micro-finance sector as it achieves the objective of financial inclusion by

providing access to financial services to the unbanked population of the country.

"With recent introduction of NBFC MFIs guidelines and priority sector lending (PSL) status being retained,

RBI has reaffirmed MFI's role in financial inclusion," it said.

Highlighting the higher availability of funds, the report said that total debt of the MFIs has increased to Rs

11,001 crore in FY13 from Rs 6,661 crore in FY12.

"The sector has also been attracting regular equity infusion from private equity investors reflecting the

increasing confidence of the investors regarding growth potential in the sector," the report said.

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