Impact Finance Barometer 2022: How Resilient is Impact Finance to Exogenous Shocks?
This year's Impact Finance Barometer examines the resilience of the impact finance sector to exogenous shocks.
Microfinance for Decent Work – Enhancing the Impact of Microfinance: Evidence from an Action Research Programme
Inclusive Green Finance: From Concept to Practice
This study explores the overlaps of green finance and financial inclusion in addressing the issues of environmental change, financial stability, and social equity, and calls for the integration of both finance concepts into the emerging inclusive green finance (IGF) policy area.
Navigating Through COVID-19: A Snapshot on How the Pandemic Affected MSMEs in Iraq
Country assessment reflecting the impact of the pandemic on banked enterprises
The Advance of Mobile Banking in Ecuador: Leveraging Shared, Industry-wide Infrastructure for Rural Financial Inclusion
How M-Shwari Works: The Story So Far
Preserving the Essence, Adapting for Reach: Early Lessons from Large-Scale Implementations of the Graduation Approach
Defying the Odds: Remittances During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This paper provides an early assessment of the dynamics and drivers of remittances during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a newly compiled monthly remittance dataset for a sample of 52 countries, of which 16 countries with bilateral remittance data.
Addressing Gender Norms to Increase Financial Inclusion: Designing for Impact
This guide advocates for funders to use the market system development approach and proactively take gender norms into account when working to increase women’s financial inclusion.
COVID-19 FinDev Weekly Update | 08-14 May 2020
A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past week