Dr Amir Rafique

The spectre of inequality

Women make up only 35pc of the global labour income, whereas men make up the remaining 65pc. Published 13 Mar, 2023 07:57am

Microfinance — why poor miss out

Many microfinance banks serve the relatively less poor for a number of reasons: strict eligibility standards and a bias Published 10 Oct, 2016 06:04am

Big gap in financial services

The government has only one crop loan insurance scheme in place. Those who do not avail loan remain out of the ambit Published 01 Feb, 2016 06:56am