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Grameen Koota Raises Rs 250 Crore from CreditAccess Asia
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Grameen Koota Raises Rs 250 Crore from CreditAccess Asia

Grameen Koota Financial Services Private Limited (Grameen Koota) has raised Rs.250 Cr. from its holding company, CreditAccess Asia (CAA), headquartered in Amsterdam, which is the leading multi-country Microfinance operator in India and South-East Asia. Part of the infusion, Rs.50 crore, will be provided in the form of equity and the remainder, Rs.200 crore will be provided in the form of Compulsory Convertible Debentures (CCDs). The investment will support Grameen Koota in its planned expansion and portfolio growth, and its efforts in increasing financial inclusion, through its local operations, across the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Grameen Koota has recently initiated a new business line for Enterprise Loans (individual loans) for its g...
Bandhan Bank Posts Net Profit of Rs275.24 crore
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Bandhan Bank Posts Net Profit of Rs275.24 crore

Kolkata: Joining Indian banking league with 501 branches, Bandhan Bank Ltd said it had posted a net profit of Rs.275.24 crore, or Rs.3.40 per share, till 31 March, in the little over six months since it started functioning as a bank. The former microfinance lender, which launched itself as a bank on 23 August, has till now clocked revenue of Rs.1,731 crore, it said in a regulatory filing. Earlier in the day, its managing director and chief executive officer Chandra Shekhar Ghosh said at a media interaction that the bank had added around 700,000 new customers since last August and that it currently has around Rs.13,000 crore in public deposits. The loan book size is Rs.15,200 crore, he added, while refusing to discuss financial performance. State-wise, Bandhan's West Bengal unit...