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Symbiotics Drives Financial Inclusion in Côte d’Ivoire With $3.5 M investment in Djamo’s Digital Solutions

This financing will support Djamo’s expansion and enhance its service offerings in the fintech’s main market – Côte d’Ivoire.

Publication Sep 2025

Social Agriculture in the West African Economic and Monetary Union

This report examines how youth and women in Côte d’Ivoire and Benin are navigating digital opportunities, the barriers they encounter, and the ecosystem conditions that shape their participation.

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Mastercard and NAT Collaborate to Promote Financial Inclusion

Mastercard announced that this partnership will transform the payment landscape in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, and Benin. 

Publication Nov 2024

From Grassroots to Governance: Case Studies of Enabling Regulatory Environments for Savings Groups

This report shares case studies from six countries that detail how advocacy, partnerships, and tailored regulatory frameworks have fostered supportive legal environments for Savings Groups (SGs), promoting their growth, sustainability, and integration into formal financial systems while preserving their essential informality.

 

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Swedfund Invests $5 Million in Bridge Bank Microfinance to Enhance Financial Inclusion in Côte D’Ivoire

The investment aims to strengthen financial assistance for micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs), particularly those owned by women in Côte D’Ivoire.

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British International Investment and Compagnie Financière Africaine (COFINA) Advance Gender Finance for Small Businesses in Côte D’Ivoire Through EUR 14 Million Loan

The partnership will enhance local Micro-, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises’ access to much needed credit for business growth, help create jobs and address gender finance gap.

Publication Dec 2023

Solidarity in Saving: Listening to Women's Needs During Crises

Based on 3,822 (majority women) VSLA member interviews, this brief represents quantitative data from Burundi, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Mali, Niger, and Vietnam.

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Sweeter Prospects for Cocoa Farmers

Cocoa is one of the world’s most prized foods, but the smallholder farmers in Cote d’Ivoire who produce it live in extreme poverty. Formal land ownership can improve their financial outlook.

Publication Jun 2023

Digital Credit Consumer Risks in Côte d'Ivoire

The study centers around the results of a survey on digital credit risks in Côte d'Ivoire. It seeks to analyze the impacts and risks associated with the use of digital credit and the opportunities for improving consumer protection.

Publication Nov 2022

Driving Financial Resilience Through Formal Savings Among the Low-Income Population

Based on customer research in Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, and Uganda, this paper provides a synthesis of findings that help understand to what extent savings allowed customers to increase their financial resilience.