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Land Titling and Microcredit in Cambodia

This paper explores the neoliberal-oriented theory of change based on the possession and use of private individual land titles by the poor. The theory is tested in Cambodia, where the development of the microcredit sector has been facilitated by the extensive use of land titles as collateral.

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The Role of Catalytic Capital in Digital Markets: Successes, Pitfalls, and Lessons Learned

This report focuses on the role of catalytic capital in the digital credit industry and highlights the limitations of a framework that does not consider broader market-level consequences of such investments.

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Understanding Women’s Access to Credit and Loans

This publication offers an overview and gender-disaggregated data analysis of the Nigerian lending market, and provides valuable insights on 100 million adult Nigerians' behaviors and financial preferences.

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Designing Emergency Loans: The Experience of Dvara KGFS

This brief shares the process and the lessons that went into the design of the emergency loan product.

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Experiences in Gender-Sensitive Solutions to Collateral Constraints

How the use of non-conventional collateral can contribute to improved access to affordable credit
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Promoting Gender Equality in Access to Microcredit Through Flexible Lending Approaches of Female Targeting MFIs: Evidence from Duterimbere MFI of Rwanda

How Duterimbere adapted its lending requirements to meet the needs of poor women
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De Fiado en Fiado: Credit to Bridge Expenses in Mexico Financial Diaries Households

How credit might play a supportive role in the financial lives of low-income households
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Individual Lending for Low-Income Women Entrepreneurs: An Inclusive Approach

A how-to framework for developing products for women in emerging markets
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The Impact of Interest Rate Ceilings on Microfinance Industry

How the supply of credit effects interest rate ceilings
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Examining Microcredit through the Behavioral Lens

Understanding microcredit lending models through behavioral economics