Towards Responsible Digitization of Merchants in Rural India for COVID-19 Recovery
These 10 recommendations aim to unlock the impact of fintech in merchant digitization, particular for women, and to further India’s progress on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Understanding Micro- and Small-Growth Entrepreneurs in Vietnam, Pakistan and Peru
This report provides an overview of "the current state of strivers" across these countries with an aim to understand the emerging unmet needs through market assessments.
COVID-19 and Women-Led MSMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa
This study aims to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women-led MSMEs in 13 African countries hoping to contribute to further strengthening of outcomes for those MSMEs.
Evidence Review of Women's Groups and COVID-19: Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Implications for Savings Groups in Africa
This brief presents emerging evidence from studies in diverse African contexts on how COVID-19 has affected savings groups and how these groups have helped mitigate the pandemic’s negative consequences in sub-Saharan Africa.
From Cash to Digital Wage Payments in the Philippines
This report discusses why it is imperative to capitalize on this momentum in the wake of COVID-19 to ensure wider adoption and usage of digital payments, particularly among low-income women.
Reaching Financial Equality for Women
This 10-point action plan for governments and businesses shares practical steps to help end the continued economic exclusion of women through digital financial inclusion.
Her Resilience in the Face of COVID-19
A data deep dive into the customer base of two financial service providers engaging with low-income women
Bridging the Gap: Emerging Private Sector Response and Recovery Measures for Gender Equality Amid COVID-19
How companies and organizations around the world ensure the economic inclusion and social well-being of their stakeholders
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.
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