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Sri Lanka: IFC Supports Commercial Bank of Ceylon to Expand Access to Finance for Women and Women-Owned Small Businesses

IFC will support developing more specially-designed products and services for women, as part of a move to help boost access to finance for women.

FinDev Blog

It’s Time to Address the Financing Gap for Female Tech Entrepreneurs in Africa

How can we get more investment to women-led companies and more women in the investment pipeline?

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IFC Providing $5 Million to Timor-Leste's Kaebauk Investimentu no Finansas, S.A. to Improve Access to Finance for Farmers, With a Focus on Women

The investment is expected to lead to over 10,000 more people gaining access to finance by 2024, of which over 75 percent will be women.

FinDev Blog

FinEquity July 2020 Newsletter

FinEquity's July 2020 Newsletter  As the COVID economic reality continues and the ranks of the vulnerable grow, programming will have to shift quickly and dramatically. The FinEquity community responds with increased data collection and collaboration. Sign-up for our mailing list to receive the monthly FinEquity Newsletter directly in your inbox.

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Assessment of the Gender Gap in Access to Digital Financial Services in Burkina Faso

This research explores the role that digital financial services can play in making female entrepreneurs more resilient and the conditions that permit greater DFS access and use among women.

Case Study

Women’s Demand for Financial Services in Conflict and Post Conflict Areas

Key findings from focus group discussions with 146 participants to understand women’s demand for financial services
Case Study

1st for Women, South Africa - The Case for Insuring Women for a Better Tomorrow

This case study explores the business case for women-centric insurance products in South Africa.

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Advancing Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion

10 policy options to improve women's economic participation
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Gendered Social Norms in Financial Inclusion

Key recommendations to donors and financial service providers
FinDev Blog

COVID-19 Gendered Impacts on Livelihoods in Africa: A new Sex Disaggregated Data Set for SSA

Members of FinMark Trust present the methodology behind their COVID-19 tracker and share initial insights on the impact of COVID-19 on women’s resilience and economic participation in selected sub-Saharan African countries.