Interview with Harsha Moily, MokshaYug Access

February 19, 2008 Posted by Media Exposure

While traveling in the Philippines, Global X had a chance to talk to Harsha Moily, CEO of MokshaYug Access (MYA), a microfinance institution based in Karnataka that has close to 100 employees and US$2 million in loans.

MYA goes beyond microlending. Harsha Moily’s philosophy is that microfinance should always include a wide range of financial services and other offerings for the poor. His advice: “Focus on the needs of the customer!”

Which is why MYA offers goat, cow and buffalo insurance: the death of an animal can have catastrophic consequences, as a source of income disappears and farmers can’t pay back their loan. MYA needs to provide risk mitigation.

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