The self-paced online course was launched on 8 March and is available free of charge at any time. 

The funding was committed from six member states to the BUILD Fund, a blended impact investment vehicle, as well as its associated technical assistance facility, to finance small and medium-sized businesses in the world’s least developed countries to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

A Memorandum of Understanding between the two development organizations signed this week reflects the shared vision of UNCDF and the OPEC Fund to help people to rise out of poverty and achieve sustainable lives.

Contribution will be used to finance UNCDF’s BRIDGE Facility—the Finance Facility dedicated to the world’s 46 least developed countries (LDCs).

This case study shares more on the design of the app predicting credit risk to provide young entrepreneurs with affordable capital,  and initial lessons learned for practitioners.

Over 50 percent of small and micro-businesses  in a recent UNCDF and Visa study had poor understanding of how digital and financial services could help their businesses, and financial literacy gaps were even more pronounced for women entrepreneurs.

This paper explores challenges and opportunities for digital and e-commerce payments in the Pacific Region. Findings from this study are utilized to plan and implement activities that help in enabling inclusive digital economies in the Pacific.

This study explores the landscape of the gig economy in Malaysia and China, focusing on the financial concerns and well-being of gig workers. 

This white paper aims to create a baseline from various discussions on financial health and builds an evidence base from the work done by institutions and individuals globally.