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How Providers Can Build Products That Improve Financial Health: Examples From Mexico and Chile

This paper shares the key challenges, learnings, and overall results from five case studies in Chile and Mexico, uncovering best practices on how to design for and influence financial health.

Accion
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Fintech Potential for Remittance Transfers: A Central America Perspective

This paper analyzes the potential for fintech to facilitate cheaper and more efficient remittances, and to enhance financial inclusion in Central America.

Julia Bersch, Jean François Clevy, Naseem Muhammad, Esther Perez Ruiz & Yorbol Yakhshilikov, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Weathering the Storm II: A Case Study of Financiera FAMA

Lessons learned from previous crises to help with future crisis responses

Garrett Jaso, Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion
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Nicaragua Annual Benchmark Report

This report includes key financial and operational indicators that provide a country overview, indicator level performance and institutional details.

MIX
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Rural Finance: Insights From Three Continents

Sharing experiences on sustainable rural finance in Morocco, Nicaragua and Bangladesh
ADA
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Green Microfinance and Ecosystem Services: A Quantitative Study on Outcomes and Effectiveness

Assessment of a large-scale green microfinance program for biodiversity conversation in Nicaragua
Forcella, D. & Huybrechs, F., Centre Emile Bernheim - Solvay Brussels School
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Catalyzing Inclusive Financial Systems: Chile’s Commitment to Women’s Data

Valuable lessons on collecting and using sex-disaggregated data in the financial sector
Global Banking Alliance for Women (GBA), Inter-American Development Bank
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Is It Possible to Finance Livestock in a Sustainable Manner in Nicaragua’s Agricultural Frontier?

Policy recommendations for the microfinance sector to address problems of extensive ranching
Bermúdez, M., Flores, S., Romero, M., Bastiaensen, J., Merlet, P., Huybrechs, F., Van Hecken, G., & Ramírez, J., ADA, University of Antwerp - Institute of Development Policy and Management, Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Nitlapan-UCA
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Promoting Social Inclusion of the Extreme Poor at Scale: Evidence from Developing Countries

Alleviating extreme poverty through social inclusion programs
Abramovsky, L., Barron, K., Stoye, G.
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Microfinance and Savings Outreach: What are We Measuring?

Estimating the number of empty savings accounts at MFIs and banks in several countries
Rozas, D. & Erice, G., European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP)