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Financial Health Goes Global
This post is the first in the FinDev Blog series on financial health, introducing the concept of financial health and discussing new efforts to apply the concept in low- and middle-income countries.
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Guide to Financial Health
This guide summarizes recent work on financial health that is relevant for policy and practice across the world, to help you get up to speed on the current state of the financial health movement.
Can Insurance Make Small-Scale Solar Energy More Accessible?
Small-scale solar installations have been an important innovation to bring electricity to remote areas, but they face many risks which jeopardize their ability to provide a continuous energy supply.
FinDev COVID-19 Update | 26 Aug - 08 Sep 2021
A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past two weeks
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Latest news, publications, blogs, events and other resources on coronavirus and financial inclusion
This policy brief considers whether central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can promote the accessibility of financial services across the Pacific islands and the design choices involved in their development.
Scale2Save partners FINCA and Centenary Bank in Uganda go from competition to cooperation, sharing service-distribution infrastructure for the benefit of end-user low-income customers.
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Pakistan Housing Finance: Is There a Business Case for Financial Institutions?
This study highlights the need for financial institutions to expand into housing finance across different income segments—particularly low and middle income households—and regions.
The Opportunity for Digital and E-commerce Payments in the Pacific Region
This paper explores challenges and opportunities for digital and e-commerce payments in the Pacific Region. Findings from this study are utilized to plan and implement activities that help in enabling inclusive digital economies in the Pacific.
The Mobile Money Prevalence Index (MMPI): A Country-Level Indicator for Assessing the Adoption, Activity and Accessibility of Mobile Money
This paper presents MMPI, a composite index that considers mobile money adoption, activity and accessibility at country level in order to facilitate comparisons between markets.
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Lifting the Fog: ATLAS Data for Financial Inclusion
This webinar introduces ATLAS, a new data platform centralizing data on financial and social performance to make financial inclusion accountable.
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