IIMB Expert on financial inclusion during COVID times
In the fourteenth episode of the IIMB Podcast Series on February 21st, Prof. M.S. Sriram, Professor in Public Policy area of IIM Bangalore, shares his insights on financial inclusion during COVID times
18 FEBRUARY 2021: The Communications Office and the Student Media Cell of IIM Bangalore bring to you the IIMB Podcast Series, a platform to discuss the latest business, economic, management, and social issues that matter. The Podcast series will witness IIM Bangalore fraternity, including but not limited to the faculty members, alumni and students, provide their insights and perspectives on the topics and issues that surround us.
The fourteenth episode of the series, on February 21st, will feature a conversation with Professor M.S. Sriram, Chairperson, Centre for Public Policy at IIM Bangalore about the nuances of financial inclusion in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent economic slowdown has been particularly harsher on the financially excluded population. The episode features discussions around the agenda of financial inclusion in India vis-a-vis the microfinance institutions and other institutions that deal with it. Prof. Sriram talks about the resilience of the sector given its inherent nature of rising and standing up to these shocks, along with the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the future models of financial inclusion of the poor. The episode touches upon the advent of digital within the MFIs, newer business models for the financial inclusion agenda and the road forward for the sector. Additionally, the episode features insights on reverse migration and the entrepreneurial implications of the COVID pandemic for rural India and how MFIs and other financial inclusion organizations stand to play a role in it.
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IIMB Expert on financial inclusion during COVID times
In the fourteenth episode of the IIMB Podcast Series on February 21st, Prof. M.S. Sriram, Professor in Public Policy area of IIM Bangalore, shares his insights on financial inclusion during COVID times
18 FEBRUARY 2021: The Communications Office and the Student Media Cell of IIM Bangalore bring to you the IIMB Podcast Series, a platform to discuss the latest business, economic, management, and social issues that matter. The Podcast series will witness IIM Bangalore fraternity, including but not limited to the faculty members, alumni and students, provide their insights and perspectives on the topics and issues that surround us.
The fourteenth episode of the series, on February 21st, will feature a conversation with Professor M.S. Sriram, Chairperson, Centre for Public Policy at IIM Bangalore about the nuances of financial inclusion in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent economic slowdown has been particularly harsher on the financially excluded population. The episode features discussions around the agenda of financial inclusion in India vis-a-vis the microfinance institutions and other institutions that deal with it. Prof. Sriram talks about the resilience of the sector given its inherent nature of rising and standing up to these shocks, along with the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the future models of financial inclusion of the poor. The episode touches upon the advent of digital within the MFIs, newer business models for the financial inclusion agenda and the road forward for the sector. Additionally, the episode features insights on reverse migration and the entrepreneurial implications of the COVID pandemic for rural India and how MFIs and other financial inclusion organizations stand to play a role in it.
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