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Four Strategies for Overcoming Barriers to Agricultural Financing
How can we expand financial services to the farms to feed the world’s growing population? Learn more at African Microfinance Week 2017, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 9 to 13 Oct 2017.
By Massimo Pera, United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
FinDev Blog
Last Mile Financial Inclusion: What Will It Take to Reach More Rural Women?
Digital services - with their geographic reach, ease of use, and transparency - are driving financial inclusion and alleviating poverty. But are rural women being left behind? Learn more at #SEEP2017.
By Kathleen Colson, Blandina Kilama, Sarah Gammage
FinDev Interview
Why We Chose Not To Invest in Microfinance
Ahead of the 7th Annual Central Asian & Caucasus Microfinance Forum, Margot Jacobs, Senior Advisor on the private equity team at East Capital, shares tips for MFIs on becoming more attractive for investors.
FinDev Blog
Data Science Brings Education Finance to More Families
Opportunity International shares its unique approach to education finance, using algorithms to get more children in school through education loans for families and low-cost private schools.
By Nathan Byrd, Opportunity International
FinDev Blog
Sesame Street Muppets Take On Financial Empowerment
It all starts with a dream. Then save. Then do. Sesame Workshop’s “Dream, Save, Do - Financial Empowerment for Families” program is helping children and their families build a better future.
By Nada Elattar, Alyson Moskowitz, Sesame Workshop
FinDev Blog
Digital Winds of Change in Rural India
How can MFIs manage the inevitable change as the world goes digital? Collaboration is one key strategy. Grameen Foundation India shares how an MFI-Fintech collaboration is transforming the lives of poor rural women.
By Gopika Gulati, Gaurav Chakraverty, Grameen Foundation India
FinDev Blog
What’s Working and What’s Not in Social Performance Management?
An honest conversation about social performance in Latin America at the SPTF Annual Meeting
By Mariana Martinez, Portal de Microfinanzas
FinDev Blog
Remittances for Development: How Far Have We Come?
What will it take to bring the cost of remittance transfers down? Lessons from the Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development.
By Valdete Berisha, Microfinance Gateway
FinDev Blog
Bottom-Up or Top-Down: Which Way Should Regulation Go?
When does microfinance regulation help the institutions it covers, and when does it hinder them? A lively conversation took place at the SPTF Annual Meeting between regulators and the regulated in Latin America.
By Abby Augusta, Microfinance Gateway
FinDev Guide
Gateway Guide to Financial Inclusion for Refugees and Humanitarian Crises
A list of key publications from the last year to help guide practitioners