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Tax Reforms to Increase the Viability of Business Correspondents
This policy note argues that two key taxation issues are hindering the sustainability and attractiveness of the business correspondent model in India and that addressing them could help advance financial inclusion.
Evidence Review on the Role of Male Engagement in Women’s Economic Empowerment Programs
This review presents four different reports which outline key findings and recommendations based on the most effective methods for integrating men in the process of women's empowerment.
Gender and Cash In / Cash Out (CICO) Networks
This slide deck shows how to apply a gender lens to CICO network development and presents case studies that demonstrate how gender-intentional design works in practice.
RBI Consultative Document on the Regulation of Microfinance
Beyond the Barriers of Affordability: An Analysis of India’s Cooking Fuel Support Program Under the COVID-19 Assistance Package
The objective of the study is to assess various social protection interventions of the central and state governments during COVID-19 and suggest improvements to the programs.
COVID-19 G2P Cash-Transfer Payments - Case Study: Philippines
This case study highlights how the Government of the Philippines (GoP) responded to the pandemic with strong social protection measures. The government program that was created in March 2020 aims to provide cash assistance to 18 million households (over 75 percent of total households) in the country. This case study documents the lessons learned from the implementation of the program, focusing on the digital G2P (government to persons) payment delivery.
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.
Women’s Financial Inclusion Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to aid the design and implementation of women's financial inclusion and empowerment programs.
Designing Emergency Loans: The Experience of Dvara KGFS
This brief shares the process and the lessons that went into the design of the emergency loan product.
From Cash to Digital Wage Payments in the Philippines: Win-Win for Enterprises and Women Employees
This research study analyzes the financial behaviors and attitudes of Filipino workers and the benefits and challenges for enterprises and workers to move from cash to digital wage payments.