The grant will allow Opportunity International to provide micro and small business loans, digital tools and specialized technical training to women-led small- and micro businesses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda.

Quest Digital Finance, a Ugandan tech company, is placing the power of banking and service delivery in the palms of the farmers and entrepreneurs using its digital platforms.

Check the agenda and join the biggest learning event on Social Economy in Europe taking place virtually on 9–10 November!

The Central Bank of Egypt formulated the Financial Inclusion Strategy (2022-2025), with the aim of the promotion of financial inclusion and the achievement of economic growth in Egypt.

The survey on which this paper is based was open in May and June 2022, giving stakeholders the opportunity to evaluate and describe the importance of various current trends, rate and give opinions on future priority areas.

The Community of Practice seeks to identify the fundamentals for building value with digital implementations, and will focus mainly on how to drive customer adoption in digital implementations.

Through this funding, the company plans to disburse income-generating loans worth INR 5,000 crore in the next five years, resulting in an overall reduction of four million tones of carbon emission, the firm said in a statement on 3 October.

The organizations will work together to unlock finance for MSMEs to help advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The event features an excellent line-up across several thematic streams, such as "Financial Inclusion that Works for Women" - the topic of the European Microfinance Award, climate-smart finance, digitalization, client protection, among others.

FIW 2022 will feature over 40 live sessions, four keynote speakers, and over 60 on-demand sessions from organizations around the world working on the most critical issues in our sector.