Are MFIs loan sharks or necessary financial institutions?

Unscrupulous microfinance companies driven by profit are causing fear and distress in rural areas of Nepal, with victims being coerced into selling their properties or resorting to suicide. the HRM Dil Kumari Karki, a resident of Rautahat, found herself in a difficult financial situation when she took a loan from a local loan shark at …

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