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Mobilizing Agricultural Finance

This report identifies bottlenecks in lenders' strategies and processes in assessing the bankability of agri-SMEs and details their bankability metrics.

Eda Dokle, Johanna Farell, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
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Guidance Note for Action: Supporting SMEs to Ensure the Economic COVID-19 Recovery is Gender-Responsive and Inclusive

This Note shows how the barriers women entrepreneurs already face in starting and retaining a business are likely to increase in the aftermath of COVID-19.

UN Women
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Non-Financial Services: The Key to Unlocking the Growth Potential of Women-Led Small and Medium Enterprises for Banks

This study examines the benefits to banks of integrating non-financial services that can help mitigate barriers facing women-led enterprises into a women-focused SME banking proposition.

Joanna Romero, Anushe Khan, Olena Prokopovych, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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Survey Report on Alternative Finance for MSMEs

Reflecting on the vital role of MSMEs in emerging economies

Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)
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Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Sri Lanka

Findings from a survey and interviews with SME clients of financial institutions

International Finance Corporation (IFC), Australian Aid
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Regional Policy Framework for Enhancing MSME Financing Ecosystem in Africa

Recommendations for addressing access to finance challenges for MSMEs

Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)
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Scoping and Assessment Report - MSME Access to Finance Ecosystem in Africa

How can the MSME financing ecosystem in Africa be improved?

Ivan James Ssettimba, Nik Kamarun, Taty Azman, Hakima El Alami, Dr. Emma Haiyambo, Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)
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Navigating Through COVID-19: A Snapshot on How the Pandemic Affected MSMEs in Guinea

Country assessment reflecting the impact of the pandemic on banked enterprises

International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Evidence from two-wave phone surveys in China

Ruochen Dai, Hao Feng, Junpeng Hu, Quan Jin, Huiwen Li, Ranran Wang, Ruixin Wang, Lihe Xu, Xiaobo Zhang, Center for Global Development
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A Framework for Understanding the Financial Health of MSME Entrepreneurs

Combined framework and survey tool intended for stakeholders
Eric Noggle, Tess Johnson, Jacqueline Foelster, Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion