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Growth Pangs of the Pandemic, Revisited
This Advisory Note sets out M-CRIL's expectation of a four-to-five-year adjustment and recovery period from the COVID crisis, and imagines a road to recovery for the microfinance sector as a whole.
How Regulators Use Sex-Disaggregated Data and Regtech to Enhance Financial Inclusion
This study examines the role that financial services regulators can play in efforts to address financial inclusion of women.
Leadership as a Driver of Innovative Financial Services for Women
The guiding hypothesis of this research is that technical know-how and leadership competencies will enable executives to drive women’s financial inclusion on a greater scale than ever before
Regulatory Approaches to the Interest Earned on E-Money Float Accounts
This Technical Note outlines five approaches to the regulatory treatment of making use of float interest earned by float accounts.
Resilience: COVID-19 Crisis Through a Migration Lens
This Migration and Development Brief provides updates on global trends in migration and remittances highlighting developments related to migration-related SDG indicators.
State of Fintech in Emerging Markets
This report shares key insights on investment trends, business model innovations and reach of fintech solutions to underserved communities in emerging markets.
Survey Results 2021: Perspectives of the Microfinance Sector
Surveys with 51 regulated and non-regulated microfinance institutions were administered to share the impressions on the performance of these institutions in the current context.
The Case for Insurance Innovators to Consider the Cell Captive Regulatory Model
This work articulates the case for cell captives compared to other options available for insurance market participation, from the perspective of a prospective cell owner.
The Early Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Institutions
This note summarizes key findings extracted from October 2020 survey responses to gauge the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on financial institutions around the world.
Women’s Financial Inclusion Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to aid the design and implementation of women's financial inclusion and empowerment programs.