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The gold loan Non Banking Finance Company (NBFC) Manappuram Finance Ltd, which has posted an assets under management of Rs 14,600 crore by the end of the quarter ended December, 2016 has recently said that its board has considered and approved the business plan for the Financial Year 2017-18. The company is targeting a growth of 20% in consolidated AUM during the fisacl year. In an interaction with Gireesh Babu, V P Nandakumar, managing director and CEO of Manappuram Finance Ltd elaborates on the company's plans and targets during the new fiscal year. Edited Excerpts:How has been the trend in the gold loan industry in the fiscal year 2016-17? What was the impact of demonetisation?The fiscal year began on a very positive note with growth in gold loans higher than we had anticipated at the beginning of the year. We were helped by the fact that gold prices held up very well for much of the year. However, the third quarter performance saw a deceleration in growth attributable to ...