The strategic alliance aims to strengthen the platform in the rapidly evolving consumer finance market in the Philippines.

IFC's financing is expected to help TBC Bank further grow its SME and climate finance portfolios. In addition, the project will help strengthen Georgia's climate finance market by promoting best practices in sustainable lending.

The Female Entrepreneurship Fund is a specialized investment vehicle that channels resources from institutional investors to support women entrepreneurs in the Central American Integration System (Sica) region.

This is the last week to register for the Boulder Microfinance Training Program: Key Issues in Financial Inclusion, which will take place from July 15 to 26 in Turin, Italy.

This is the last call to register for the 26th Microfinance Centre (MFC) Annual Conference, which will take place on 14-15 May 2024 in Cracow, Poland.

The EUR 275-million platform in Poland will help financial institutions resolve their non-performing loans, allowing individuals and businesses to restore their creditworthiness, and bolstering the country's banking sector.

This week IFAD launched  the Platform for Remittances, Investment and Migrants’ Entrepreneurship (PRIME) Central Asia Initiative in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Since launching in 2022, the program for Ukrainians, which includes business mentoring services in addition to micro-finance, has helped over 30 Ukrainian entrepreneurs to support themselves and other refugees.

Lack of a formal IDs slows economic growth by limiting who can participate in the formal economy.

With support from the World Bank, the Western Balkan economies are making significant progress in aligning their national payment systems with EU standards as part of their accession goals.