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Strategies to Optimize MSME-Centered Supply Chain Finance Solutions: A Study of Ghana, Ethiopia, and Nigeria
Given the urgency of digital transformation to build an inclusive recovery, this paper provides timely insights into how to enable supply chain finance models in three African countries.
Green Credit Guarantee Schemes for MSMEs
This special report elaborates on policy considerations for the implementation of a credit guarantee scheme that can be used to support green lending by financial institutions (such as commercial banks, credit cooperatives or microfinance institutions) to MSMEs.
Digital Inclusion and Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs in the Post-pandemic Era: T20 Indonesia Policy Brief
This brief provides recommendations to the G20 to support the digital inclusion and empowerment of women-led and women-owned SMEs.
The Digital Journey of Shakti Foundation for Disadvantaged Women (SME Loans): A Lesson for Progressive MFIs in Bangladesh
This case study charts how Shakti Foundation for Disadvantaged Women utilized technology to grow its SME portfolio and enhance cost and time efficiency.
A Digital Bookkeeping App to Improve Access to Finance: A Case Study from Ghana
This case study shares more on the design of the app predicting credit risk to provide young entrepreneurs with affordable capital, and initial lessons learned for practitioners.
SME Finance Loans for Growth Impact Report 2020
This report shows how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging and frontier markets benefit from access to finance, as well as how they were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
FinAccess MSE COVID-19 Tracker
This survey provides data on how micro firms in Kenya have responded to and coped during the COVID-19 pandemic.
State of the Economy: Focus on Digitisation and the Impact of COVID-19 on MSEs
In Kenya, the trend of divergent impact continues, with macroeconomic resilience masking sustained inequalities and divergence in recovery.
Survey Report on Fintech for MSME Access to Financing
This survey report provides insights on the regulatory landscape of the usage of fintech to increase access to financing for MSMEs and the overall promotion of financial inclusion.