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ADB and BlueOrchard Sign $50M Risk-Sharing Agreement to Expand Microfinance

Under the program, the company's flagship fund, the BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund, will invest in selected microfinance institutions and banks.

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Advans Group Selects Tagit to Digitize Customer Experience in Microfinance

With this partnership, Advans will accelerate its impact and reach out to more clients in its markets through its ability to provide client-centric digital financial services to its clients sustainably and responsibly.

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The Center for Financial Education and Capability is Launching its BBVA EduFin Research Grants 2021

The 2021 EduFin Research Grants marks the annual competition that will dedicate a total of EUR 50,000 to support research projects.

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Western Union Launches Digital Money Transfer Services with Cebuana Lhuillier in the Philippines

Expanded collaboration will offer outbound and inbound money transfer services through Cebuana Lhuillier mobile app.

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CGAP Launches Call for Expressions of Interest for Financial Services for Digital Platform Workers in Emerging Markets

CGAP aims to support up to five digital platforms, financial service providers and/or fintech companies in developing innovative financial services for platform workers in emerging markets, who are typically underserved and/or have low incomes, particularly women workers.

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Three Actions to Expand Women’s Financial Inclusion in the Midst of COVID-19

International Women's Forum member Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President & CEO of Women’s World Banking, shares three key points for expanding women’s financial inclusion in response to the impact of the ongoing pandemic.

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Outlook for Non-Banks and Housing Financiers Shifts to "Improving" From "Stable"

The credit rating agency opined that adequate system liquidity, along with sufficient capital buffers, provides enough cushion to navigate the challenges from a subdued operating environment.

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Launch of "Human Resource Development Practices in the Microfinance Sector" by the e-MFP HR Action Group

This report summarizes the survey results providing an opportunity for MFIs to assess and reflect on their current HR practices and benchmark their practices with those of the sector.

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Identifying the Research Needs of Financial Inclusion Actors

Survey by the e-MFP Action Group "From Research to Practice and Back Again"

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IEIN Seeking Collaborators to Establish Market Linkages for Self-Help Groups

The aim of the project is to support SHGs by providing them with business training, production skills and marketing information to empower rural women to adopt non-agricultural means of earning a sustainable livelihood.