MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: RBI Proposes Reforms Including Debt-income Ratio Cap, Repeal of Interest Rate Ceiling for Microfinance Institutions in India

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently proposed a set of new rules that include eliminating the cap on the interest rates that microfinance institutions (MFIs) charge their customers and harmonizing microlending regulations for all organizations providing microloans. This would include