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Adapting to Times of Uncertainty: Co-Creating the Future of Inclusive Finance
Laura Foschi of ADA discusses the evolution of SAM: African Inclusive Finance Week and emerging trends in the sector.
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Zeroing in on the True Bottleneck: What Is Holding Digital Financial Inclusion Back?
The Decision Tree framework provides a tool to help identify the constraints affecting usage of digital financial services in a given country. In this FinDev Interview, Liliana Rojas-Suarez of the Center for Global Development (CGD) shares how it works and why they are now launching an online course on how to use it.
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Why Biodiversity Matters for Financial Inclusion
In this FinDev interview, Nausica Fiorelli, Mariella Llontop and Chiara Pescatori talk about how microfinance institutions and investors can manage biodiversity-related risks and turn them into investment opportunities.
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How Do We Reach 80 Million Women and Increase Their Incomes by 30%?
Greta Bull of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation shares their latest thinking on achieving impact and building an inclusive credit ecosystem.
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Working to Promote Food Security in Burkina Faso
Claire Lossiané of YIKRI, winner of the 2023 European Microfinance Award, reflects on the MFI’s programs to combat malnutrition.
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Resetting the Mindset Toward Investing in African Women Entrepreneurs
Eveline Tall, ambassador for AFAWA (Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa), shares why this initiative is necessary and how they are working to reduce the regional gender gap in financing.
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In Times of Crisis, Who Holds the Lifeline for Microfinance Institutions and Their Clients?
Youssef Fawaz of the Lebanese MFI Al Majmoua, shares the difficult reality of trying to keep an established institution running while the economy collapses around it.
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Video Highlights From the European Microfinance Week 2023: Shaping the Future of Inclusive Finance
FinDev Gateway conducted six video interviews at the European Microfinance Week 2023, summarizing key insights from various sessions.
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Video Highlights From the X Central American and Caribbean Microfinance Conference
FinDev Gateway conducted 12 video interviews with conference speakers, aiming to capture some of their the key takeaways and insights from the event.
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Advancing Financial Inclusion for Forcibly Displaced People
Daphnee Iglesias of the IRC shares the goals and priorities of the Community of Practice for Financial Inclusion of FDPs, and invites others to join their efforts.