The Promise of Fintech: Financial Inclusion in the Post COVID-19 Era
Adapting to a New Normal
Rural, Informal Micro-Entrepreneurs at the Heart of Community Resilience
COVID-19 Gendered Impacts on Livelihoods in Africa: A new Sex Disaggregated Data Set for SSA
Members of FinMark Trust present the methodology behind their COVID-19 tracker and share initial insights on the impact of COVID-19 on women’s resilience and economic participation in selected sub-Saharan African countries.
Garment Workers Pressed by Piling Microfinance Debt, Report Says
Tens of thousands of garment workers, who are facing slashed work hours and wages amid the global pandemic and economic downturn, will struggle to repay mounting microfinance debt, a new civil society report says.
COVID-19 FinDev Weekly Update | 25 Jun - 01 Jul 2020
A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past week
India: Digital Payments Bounce Back to Pre-COVID Levels
Digital payment transactions through the Unified Payment Interface (UPI), cards and mobile wallets have made a near V-shaped recovery this month.
Pakistan: Can Microfinance Survive COVID?
Even before coronavirus came, Pakistan’s microfinance sector was sniffling.
Supporting Nepal’s Migrants, as Overseas Work Dries Up
Since the economic slowdown resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, work for many of them has dried up. The UN is supporting efforts to manage the large-scale influx of returnee workers.
HNB Records Growth in Digital Remittances During COVID Lockdown
Sri Lanka’s HNB has reported a smooth transition to contactless remittance transactions parallel to rising demand for digital remittances and cardless withdrawals during the coronavirus lockdown.