1) The thing that surprised me the most about Akula's article is the story of Saryamma and how she went from being in poverty to a lower middle class citizen by just taking out a $200 loan. With the loan she was able to start her own business of selling milk because she bought a buffalo. This story really illustrates the importance of microfinance companies.
2) The only thing confusing to me was if most people payed back their loans. I know in very poor countries, some people may not have made any money, or just used the money on other things and couldn't repay. I still wonder what happens if that occurs, because Akula never really went in to depth about that.
3) What happens if a person can't repay their loan?
How much does your company make on one of these cheap loans?
4) I did not find anything I disagreed with in this article.
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