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Singapore Plans Year-End Fintech Event Amid Virus Restrictions
Singapore is planning an online and physical fintech festival amid the spread of the coronavirus across the globe.
Call for Case Studies: Good Practices in Risk Management for Agri-SME Finance Under COVID-19
This is an opportune time to take a close look at what tools exist in agricultural risk management that can be deployed both to address the current crisis and to build resilience for the future.
CFI Celebrates Smart Campaign’s Advancement of Consumer Protection, Announces Plans to Transition Resources to Industry Partners
CFI will transfer the wealth of implementation resources created by the Smart Campaign to trusted industry partners, enabling CFI to continue playing a catalytic role focused on the risks to low-income customers in the rapidly changing inclusive finance landscape.
IFC and TEB Expand Partnership to Support Kosovo’s Women-Owned and Agribusiness SMEs
The facility has been provided under IFC’s Small Loan Guarantee Program (SLGP), a programmatic approach to risk-sharing that aims to strengthen the capacity of financial institutions to finance SMEs in low-income countries.
Bangladesh: Remittance Hits Record High in July
Many expats have been sending money as part of their preparation to return home due to joblessness abroad.
Drop in Remittances to Hurt Consumption in Philippines
Moody’s said the fall in remittances could further widen the current account deficit of the Philippines and other countries.
SANAD and Banque du Caire Strengthen Partnership to Support MSMEs, Agribusinesses, Microfinance Institutions in Egypt in Light of COVID-19 Crisis
Investment of $15 million bolsters funding base for important economic pillars.
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) is Committed to Strengthened the Islamic Finance During the COVID 19
Global Islamic Banking and Finance learning series is launched by AlHuda CIBE.
Drop in Remittances Raises Credit Risk in Low and Mid-Income Economies
A global drop in remittances by migrant workers due to the coronavirus-induced recession will raise credit risk in countries most dependent on such inflows.
The ‘Now Normal’: Why Credit Unions Must Hit the Reset Button on Digital Strategy
The accelerated adoption of digital has changed the way members will utilize credit unions and evaluate credit union services.