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UNCDF: Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025

The Strategy highlights the centrality of addressing structural and discriminatory practices, and creating a conducive policy and institutional framework as an important foundation on which to build a financing agenda that targets equitable economic development and gender-responsive transformation.

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Understanding Women Micro-Entrepreneurs’ Use of Mobile Phones for Business

This report provides new data and insights from 10 low- and middle-income countries on the use of mobile phones by women micro-entrepreneurs and the challenges that prevent them from using mobile services for business.

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Universal Basic Income: Short-Term Results From a Long-Term Experiment in Kenya

This study examines the the consequences of universal basic income in the context of a unique field experiment in rural Kenya.

Case Study

Activa Cameroon - Insuring Women for a Better Future

This case study showcases the business case for women's insurance in Cameroon.

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Child Labor, Rainfall Shocks, and Financial Inclusion: Evidence From Rural Households

This paper explores how rural Colombian households respond to rainfall shocks by shifting children's time from school to domestic activities, with the impact on education mitigated or exacerbated by financial inclusion measures.

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Climate Risk and Financial Inclusion: A Regulatory Perspective on Risks and Opportunities

This working paper outlines how inclusive green finance policies can enhance financial stability by creating a more resilient real economy and reducing the risks facing the financial sector.

Slide Deck

Decoding the Practices of CICO Agents in Indonesia

This study was conducted to understand the world of cash-in/cash-out agents through MSC's innovative diaries research methodology.

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Food Security: Implications for Supervisors

This Note examines the topic of food security addressing the issues that supervisors face, given their mandate and the overlap of issues.

Case Study

Insuring Women in Sri Lanka with AIA Insurance Lanka Limited

This case study explores how AIA Sri Lanka remained resilient and dedicated to becoming the preferred life insurer for women, at a time when addressing the gender protection gap was more needed than ever. 

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Investing in Equitable AI for Inclusive Finance

This publication gives an overview of the use cases of AI in inclusive finance and some of the drivers of harmful AI bias towards women.