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An Analysis of Financial Literacy, Interest Rate Conditions, and Consumer Borrowing Behaviour in Ghana: A Case Study of Small-Borrowers

This study examined how financial literacy and interest rate conditions influence borrowing behavior among small borrowers in Asante Akim North Municipality of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. 

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Confronting the Climate and Health Nexus: Lessons From Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)

This case study is the third in CGAP's series on scaling inclusive insurance while preserving consumer value. It takes a deep dive into SEWA's innovative heat insurance product, developed with partners and grounded in direct insights into the needs and risks of its members.

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Assessing the Causal Effects of Microfinance on Economic Empowerment and Household Welfare of Women in Ghana: Instrumental Variable Evidence

This study estimates the causal effects of microfinance participation on economic and welfare outcomes of women in Ghana using survey data from 398 women across five regions.

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Built to Adapt: Inclusive Financial Institutions in a Changing Climate

This Focus Note draws on CGAP’s multi-year engagement with dozens of institutions to examine how inclusive financial service providers can adapt their strategy, risk management, and product offerings to remain financially viable, whist also strengthening client resilience, in the face of increasingly frequent and severe climate shocks.
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Effective Supervision

Improving the consistency, efficiency, and effectiveness of supervision
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From Vulnerability to Voice

The report shares field-grounded evidence from Ratanakiri, Cambodia, on how borrowers experience debt stress, what helps them act more confidently, and where provider and regulatory systems still fail to convert customer effort into protection.

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Loans to Lifelines: How Lending Innovations Enhances Climate Resilience

This episode explores two approaches that are flipping the script on how inclusive finance institutions respond to climate shocks. We dive into real-world examples from Malawi and Colombia, where these approaches are helping MFIs stay engaged during crises and unlock faster recovery for climate-affected communities.
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Microfinance Sector in Afghanistan (2026): Stabilization, Constraints and Emerging Pathways

This paper provides an analysis of Afghanistan’s microfinance sector in its current transition phase, within the unique context of post-crisis financial restructuring and the sector’s shift toward Islamic microfinance models under regulatory transformation.

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Open Finance Oversight and Supervision: Emerging Practices and Early Lessons

This working paper brings new insights on the supervision of open finance to inform policy and regulatory design in emerging markets and developing economies.
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Pathways to Financial Health

This study explores how four financial institutions serving diverse populations in Nigeria, Dominican Republic, Brazil and the Philippines are implementing products and solutions to reach the underbanked and support them on the financial inclusion journey toward financial health.