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Microfinance in Gaza Will Play a Crucial Role in the Post-Conflict Economic Recovery
When the war ends in the Gaza Strip, the support of the international community will be key to help Gazans recover.
By Motaz Abu-Mweis, UNRWA
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Mobile Money and Interoperability: Competition vs. Financial Inclusion?
A new study shows that interoperability has contrasting effects for financial inclusion in Africa. While it helps lower fees, it also reduces geographical coverage, so how to strike the right balance?
By Markus K. Brunnermeier, Nicola Limodio, Lorenzo Spadavecchia
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Saving to Build Resilience: At Odds With Saving for Future Goals?
New research takes a look at how formal savings accounts can help people manage financial risks as well as accumulate savings for the future.
By Alexandra Sanchez, Laura Courbois
FinDev Blog
Green Inclusive Finance: Necessity and Opportunity for MFIs in Middle East and North Africa
How can the region’s microfinance sector help manage climate risks and continue to protect and improve livelihoods?
By Natalia Realpe Carrillo, Alexander Reviakin
FinDev Blog
Microfinance in the Arab World: Growing, Evolving and Building Resilience
Five key takeaways from the 2022 Sanabel Conference on the state of financial inclusion in the region
By Valdete Berisha, Edy Semaan, FinDev Gateway
FinDev Blog
From Humanitarian Assistance to Economic Resilience in Yemen
CARE shares results and lessons from adapting their Village Savings & Loan Association (VSLA) model to crisis settings to help extend access to financial services to some of the most underserved communities in the world.
By Charlotte Heales, CARE International UK
FinDev Blog
Turning Crisis Into Opportunity: Advancing Digital Financial Inclusion in Morocco
Increased government-to-person payments help pave the way for a growth in mobile payment accounts
By Weselina Angelow, Céline Stevens, WSBI
FinDev Blog
Auditing During the Crisis
How pivoting from auditing to advising helps financial institutions manage risk during COVID-19
By Richard Shumann, Vitas Group
FinDev Blog
The World Is Mobile, Why Isn’t Our Data?
Over 164 million migrant workers make a living in a foreign country, and almost 26 million refugees have been forced to flee due to conflict. Unfortunately, while migrant workers are on the move, their data is not, often preventing them from accessing financial services or better jobs. Developing a digital identity system is one potential solution to this problem.
By Tim Nourse, Making Cents International
FinDev Blog
Can Financial Inclusion Help Reverse Women’s Inequality in Jordan?
Women’s entrepreneurship is on the rise globally, though it still lags behind men’s in most countries. The challenge is how to get female businesses out of a survivalist mode and onto a pathway of growth.
By Scott Graham, Anahit Tevosyan