Diagnostic of Gender and Age Norms in Financial Inclusion - A Pilot Study in Five Districts of Malawi
This report presents an investigation into how social norms impact rural women’s and youth’s ability to access and use formal financial products and services in Malawi.
IFAD Remittance Innovation Toolkit
This toolkit provides practical guidance for regulators and remittance service providers on how to assess national regulatory environments to identify opportunities for innovation in know your customer and customer due diligence processes to enhance remittance access.
EU and IFAD Launch New Initiative to Strengthen Financial Inclusion by Boosting Digital Remittances in Central Asia
This week IFAD launched the Platform for Remittances, Investment and Migrants’ Entrepreneurship (PRIME) Central Asia Initiative in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Agritech and Fintech Providers in East and Southern Africa
This report examines the universe of agritech and fintech providers that influence access to finance for small-scale farmers and agricultural SMEs in East and Southern Africa.
Agri-SME Finance: Navigating Volatility in the Wake of the War in Ukraine
This learning brief summarizes the challenges, opportunities, and responses of agri-SMEs, financiers and development partners to the current food crisis.
Managing Agricultural Risk Through Remittances: The Case of Senegal
A survey of 600 households studying agricultural risk management behaviors in households benefitting from remittances
Remittances in Times of Crisis: Facing the Challenges of COVID-19
Announcing the Remittance Community Task Force to regularly provide information concerning the challenges facing remittance families in the social and economic fallout during the coming months through its Briefs.