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Original Article
Open Access
Peer-to-Peer Lending: Bridging the Financial Inclusion Gap by Leveraging Technology
Anirban Bhattacharya, Anmol Chopra
· pp. 7–23
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2019/v13i11/148413
With Indian banks grappling with asset quality issues leading to capital-constrained low credit growth, there remains a large gap between credit demand and supply for 'retail' individual borrowers and small businesses under the MSE sector. Alternate financing channels identified this …
Keywords:
Peer-To-Peer Lending, P2P, Alternative Financing, Credit Demand Forecast
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Original Article
Open Access
Economic Reforms and Cost Efficiency in the Banking Sector in India
Ajay Khurana, Rajiv Khosla
· pp. 24–35
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2019/v13i11/148414
This research paper sought to examine the level and extent of cost efficiency and its correlates pertaining to 51 sample banks operating in India during the post-reform period (1995-2016). Results pointed toward the existence of significant variations across banks in …
Keywords:
Cost Efficiency, Allocative Efficiency, Technical Efficiency, DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis), Tobit Regression
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Original Article
Open Access
Impact of Disinvestment on Financial Performance of Select PSUs Post Liberalization
Rakhi Singh, Vijay Agrawal
· pp. 36–52
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2019/v13i11/148416
The objective of this paper was to assess and analyze 20 financial ratios pertaining to profitability, operating efficiency, leverage, and liquidity of selected PSUs that had undergone disinvestment. The approach of disinvestment was welcomed in 1990s as a wholesome solution …
Keywords:
Financial Ratios, Sustainability, Disinvestment, PSUs. JEL Classification
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Original Article
Open Access
Determinants of Financial Inclusion in India: A Literature Review
Kavita, Suman
· pp. 53–61
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2019/v13i11/148417
Although India has achieved remarkable success in financial systems, but few segments of the Indian population, mostly poor and rural people, could not get benefit from this success due to various constraints. Financial institutions are not accessible by such a …
Keywords:
Determinants, Literature Review, Financial Inclusion, Unprivileged People. JEL Classification