All Publications
Preparing MSMEs for Future Crises: Lessons From COVID-19
This publication provides insights into how MSMEs have navigated challenges presented by the pandemic and what support they had available along with lessons learned to help prepare for future crises.
Agri-SME Finance: Navigating Volatility in the Wake of the War in Ukraine
This learning brief summarizes the challenges, opportunities, and responses of agri-SMEs, financiers and development partners to the current food crisis.
Pacific Insurance and Climate Adaptation Programme: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Strategy
This report describes PICAP’s approach towards achieving and mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion to ensure that women and the most vulnerable are fully represented in climate disaster risk financing products (e.g., parametric insurance).
Improving Humanitarian Payments Through Digital Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities
This report offers research-based analysis and practical advice for humanitarian agencies on the advantages and areas for growth of five key financial technologies in digital payments: mobile money, artificial intelligence, distributed ledger technology (i.e. blockchain), super platforms and QR codes.
COVID-19: Crisis as Opportunity for Urban Cash Transfers?
Based on a literature review and case studies of various urban cash transfer schemes in response to the COVID-19 crisis, this paper explores the successes and challenges of implementing cash transfers in urban settings in response to a large, covariate shock.
Weathering the Storm II: Tales of Survival From Microfinance Crises Past
This publication shares lessons learned from 16 institutions that dealt with crises, framed by a four-part hierarchy of needs: liquidity, confidence, portfolio, and capital.
Addressing Climate and Disaster Risk Through Inclusive and Participatory Mechanisms
This working paper explores inclusive and participatory risk finance and transfer mechanisms as part of a comprehensive risk management framework.
Disaster Resilience Through Financial Inclusion
The role of financial regulators in disaster risk reduction
Weathering the Storm II: A Case Study of Financiera FAMA
Lessons learned from previous crises to help with future crisis responses
Climate Risk Insurance for the Agriculture Sector in Armenia
This case study details specific conditions that make Armenia’s agricultural sector vulnerable to climate change, and steps that the Central Bank of Armenia has taken to cope with the effects of a warming climate.