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IFC Supports Nigeria’s FCMB to Finance SMEs Facing COVID-19 Related Challenges

IFC announced a $50 million loan to Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited to help it expand lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) so they can sustain business activities disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

FinDev Blog

How Can Financial Technology Serve Smallholder Farmers?

Leading fintech providers discuss how to overcome the challenges and risks in providing financial services for smallholder farmers

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Philippines: Impact of COVID-19 on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises

Detailed country-level view of the impact of COVID-19 on MSMEs
FinDev Blog

Improving the Financial Health of Micro-Entrepreneurs

Long-term, personalized support is needed to achieve the behavioral change necessary for most micro-entrepreneurs’ financial health.

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Inclusive Green Finance Policies for MSMEs

Existing policy tools and techniques for low-income populations and MSMEs can be refined and repurposed with a green focus.

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SME Finance Responses to COVID-19 in AFI Member Countries

What measures are governments taking to mitigate and recover from the pandemic?
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The Missing Middles: Segmenting Enterprises to Better Understand Their Financial Needs

A new framework to help stakeholders navigate the complex landscape of Small and Growing Businesses
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Assessment of the Sustainable Performance of SME Finance Service Providers

Applying an SME lens to environmental and social performance standards
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Inclusive Finance: Looking to the Future. A Perspective from Luxembourg

Six articles on SME lending, cyber security and impact investment for financial inclusion
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When Microfinance Gets Involved with SMEs: Experience with Cooperatives of Producers

The benefits of collaboration between financial institutions and cooperatives