Can Public Credit Schemes Improve Access to Finance for Small Businesses?
This paper studies how subsidized credit and partial credit guarantees shape access to finance for micro and small businesses in Indonesia.
Young Women's Financial Inclusion: What Works
This paper presents lessons learned from initiatives that aim to increase financial inclusion among low-income young women, ages 15–24, in low- and middle-income countries.
Boosting SME Finance for Growth
This report offers strategic and actionable guidance to policymakers in strengthening their access to finance policies for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Call for Microfinance Institutions and Resource Persons in Microinsurance in Ethiopia
The training will touch base on microfinance institutions’ diversification of financial products, risk mitigation mechanisms, the importance of selling insurance products for microfinance institutions and how to develop such products.
Tackling Financial Abuse of Women in Financial Inclusion: A Call to Action
Economic abuse against women and girls is a critical issue that's often overlooked, yet it profoundly impacts their financial independence and empowerment. In this second installment of the financial abuse mini blog series, FinEquity's Swati Mehta Dhawan, reflects on the role of the financial service providers and how they can effectively address financial abuse against women and girls.
FinEquity Knowledge Guide: Gender Data and Analysis
Building a Shared Understanding of Financial Abuse: What Have We Learned So Far?
Taking steps to address financial abuse offers an opportunity to better serve women. By applying a financial abuse lens, FSPs can better identify barriers that prevent women from fully utilizing financial services. This understanding paves the way for developing gender-responsive products that not only protect women from harm, but also expand access to underserved segments. In this blog, FinEquity's Swati Mehta Dhawan, shares how addressing this issue presents an opportunity for FSPs to reduce risks and create safer and more inclusive financial systems.