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Analysis & opinionMarch 18 2021

The advantages of lending to India’s underbanked population

The latest data on India’s banking sector challenges the view that loans to disadvantaged sections of society are more risky.
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The advantages of lending to India’s underbanked population

Conventional banking wisdom views government-directed lending to be of inferior credit quality. However, the recent performance of India’s banking sector challenges this view: disadvantaged sections of the economy repaid their loans on time, while banks are yet to recover the loans offered to the borrowers of their choice.

Imagine a life without access to formal sources of finance. Many people would struggle without savings, loans and transactions.

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