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Urgent: A Rescue Plan for the Microfinance Sector

A proposal for key principles and structures to help MFIs and their clients survive the pandemic-induced economic crisis 

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IFC Investment Will Allow Banco General to Support Mortgage Financing and Boost Climate Products

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, provided Banco General, S.A., a loan of $150 million for mortgage lending for low and middle-income families in Panama, at the end of 2019.

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World Bank Issues $300 M Loan to Boost Indonesia's Financial Sector

The loan will support the development of financial technology and inclusion in Indonesia and will will provide budget support for Indonesia’s reform agenda in three key policy areas.

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VisionFund International Brings Financial Inclusion to Refugees in West Nile Settlements

VisionFund plans to bring financial services to the refugees at scale and will open three more branches in 2020 with the  second branch planned in Yumbe district to serve both Yumbe town as well as the Bidibidi settlement, one of the largest refugee settlements in the world.

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Assets Matter to Poor People

This review is part of CGAP's undertaking to how asset ownership can lead to improvements in well-being for poor households and whether obtaining an asset through a loan or lease affects the benefits associated with ownership.