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2023 Microfinance Index Report

This Microfinance Index shines a light on the ways microfinance is helping improve the lives of some of the world’s most marginalized communities.

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Decoding the Extent and Exposure of Financial Fraud Among DFS Customers

This publication decodes the extent and exposure of financial fraud among digital financial services’ customers and offers insights and policy recommendations.

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Digital Financial Services for Financial Inclusion: Tools for Supervisors

This Technical Guide was created to provide practical guidance and set strong foundations for digital financial services supervision.

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Mobile Money, Interoperability, and Financial Inclusion

This paper investigates the role of competition on the behavior of mobile money companies and its corresponding effects on financial inclusion.

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Sending Cash Transfers to Women: How to Design Programs that Enhance Well-Being While Safeguarding Against Intimate Partner Violence

This report examines existing evidence on the impact of cash transfers on intimate partner violence against women and proposes design approaches to mitigate and minimize those risks.

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State of the Art of Green Inclusive Finance 2011-2019

This report, which is the result of a collaborative effort with the Green Inclusive and Climate Smart Finance Action Group, offers a comprehensive overview of the current landscape of green inclusive finance.

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The Global State of Financial Inclusion & Consumer Protection, 2022

This report details the key findings and provides a source of global data to benchmark efforts by financial sector authorities to improve the enabling environment for financial inclusion and consumer protection.

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UNCDF: Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025

The Strategy highlights the centrality of addressing structural and discriminatory practices, and creating a conducive policy and institutional framework as an important foundation on which to build a financing agenda that targets equitable economic development and gender-responsive transformation.

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Child Labor, Rainfall Shocks, and Financial Inclusion: Evidence From Rural Households

This paper explores how rural Colombian households respond to rainfall shocks by shifting children's time from school to domestic activities, with the impact on education mitigated or exacerbated by financial inclusion measures.

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Climate Risk and Financial Inclusion: A Regulatory Perspective on Risks and Opportunities

This working paper outlines how inclusive green finance policies can enhance financial stability by creating a more resilient real economy and reducing the risks facing the financial sector.