Anshukant Taneja

Principal Investment Specialist, ADB Private Sector Operations Department

Anshukant works with ADB’s Private Sector Operations and leads its Micro Finance Program, which focuses on financial inclusion and helping microfinance institutions deepen their access to commercial finance. Prior to joining ADB, he worked as regional director of ratings at Standard & Poor’s at Singapore, and with ABN AMRO Bank in India.

Microfinance kept many small businesses in Asia afloat during the pandemic. Photo: Lynda Hinton

Many Thought the Pandemic Would Imperil Microfinance. It Did the Opposite.

Despite being a “high-touch” business, microfinance institutions found ways to connect with their clients during the pandemic, with backing from governments and the private sector

Anshukant Taneja