Responsible Finance Market Overview: Burkina Faso

This two-page brief provides a quick overview of institutions, regulations, challenges and outlook for the microfinance sector in Burkina Faso, with a focus on responsible finance. It also describes the responsible finance agenda of Association Professionnelle des Systèmes Financiers Décentralisé du Burkina Faso (APSFD - BF), a network of decentralized financial systems based in Burkina Faso. Its mission is to defend the interests of its members and to promote the strengthening of their capabilities and organizational structures. This paper shares learnings from the Responsible Finance through Local Leadership, a program implemented by the SEEP Network in Ghana, Uganda, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mozambique.