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The Role Regulators Play in Closing the Financial Inclusion Gender Gap: A Case Study of Costa Rica

This case study explores the steps being taken in Costa Rica to increase women's financial inclusion.

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PoWER Assessment of Women’s Economic Empowerment in The Gambia

This document presents the final analysis of data collected through desk research, interviews, focus group discussions, and surveys on women and girls’ financial inclusion in The Gambia.

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Gender Policy and Practice: Self-Assessments of Microfinance and Enterprise Development Organizations in Latin America

Examining MFI's commitment to gender equity and women's empowerment
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Compare: Practices & Results of a Selection of Solar Power/Microfinance Projects in West Africa

Promoting development in poor communities by self-sufficient and sustaining activities
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Housing Microfinance: Policy Recommendations for Sida's Programs

This paper discusses the lessons learnt from Sida's global experience in housing microfinance
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Agricultural Credit Card Innovation: the Case of Financiera Trisan

Can a credit card used for agricultural input suppliers and rural producers be replicated?
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Imperfect Information, Social Capital and The Poor's Access to Credit

Microfinance institutions gained success through the trust and mutual support of their field workers
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Predicting Creditworthiness with Publicly Observable Characteristics: Evidence from ASCRAs and RoSCAs in the Gambia

Is it possible to predict which households will gain access to informal finance?
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Financiera Trisan: An Agricultural Credit Card Innovator

Has the Credit Card program been successful in Costa Rica?