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Examining PAYGo Solar Through a Gender Lens: An Exploratory Study
This research explores the PAYGo solar model's potential to serve as a pathway to women's energy access and financial inclusion, examining gender differences in access to PAYGo and impacts from use of off-grid solar devices.
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.
Impact of CODEC Agricultural Unit’s Interventions in Coastal Areas – A Study Among the Targeted Members of the Agricultural Unit at Laxmipur District
This study aims to identify the impact of microfinance with proper technical support in agricultural production on the communities' livelihoods.
Impact of COVID-19 on CICO Agents in Indonesia
This study assesses the impact of COVID-19 on the demand for financial services through agents and agent operations. It seeks to understand the ability of agents to support government assistance programs.
Impact of COVID-19 on FinTechs: India
This report delves deep into the innovative strategies fintechs used to overcome the pandemic, measures taken by the government and regulators to enable ecosystem players, and the support fintechs received from investors and accelerators.
Impact of Interest Rate Cap on Financial Inclusion in Cambodia
Bank and microfinance supervisory data analysis results show some unintended impact on financial inclusion.
Inclusive Digital Agriculture
This report provides evidence of the barriers facing farmers with disabilities in the agricultural value chain in low and middle-income countries, and explores opportunities to support disability inclusion in agriculture through digital tools including digital financial services.
Platform Workers and Financial Services
This deck synthesizes insights from a survey of existing literature and consultations with experts and highlights opportunities and risks for workers as well as gaps in the evidence base around the livelihoods of platform workers.
Resilient Microfinance Industry Signals Path Toward Cautious, Gradual Recovery
This snapshot is part of a series published by CGAP and Symbiotics, offering regular updates on how COVID-19 is affecting the microfinance sector’s portfolio quality, financial health, and ability to serve excluded clients.
Savings and Climate Resilience
This knowledge review focuses on successes and challenges in building up climate resilience, across three dimensions: disaster preparedness, response, and adaptation to climate change.