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The Microfinance Contagion Scenario

Harvard Business Review

But as information trickles out about how bad the repayment situation in AP is, a plausible global contagion scenario is emerging. The average debt-to-equity ratio of the 10 largest MFIs in India is 7.06 , indicating an average 12% equity cushion. Losses in AP will overwhelm many institutions' equity cushion.