The microfinance sector is considered as an important vehicle for financial inclusion in developing countries, including India. Despite significant efforts by various microfinance institutions (MFIs) and Government of India, microfinance penetration has grown little over 50% of the Indian population. …

Despite the demise of gold as a long-standing anchor in the international monetary system, it keeps on alluring its producers, consumers, investors, and speculators over the globe. India is the largest consumer and importer of gold in the world. The …

This study explored the panel data of 27 public sector banks, 21 private sector banks, 5 SBI & associate banks along with 49 foreign banks covering the period from 2000-2018. The main objective of this paper was to investigate the …