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Guide / Toolkit

Open Finance Self-Assessment Tool and Development Roadmap

This technical guide introduces the open finance self-assessment tool and development roadmap. It provides practical tools for policymakers to use to decide whether to implement an open finance regime to advance financial inclusion.

Paper

An Introduction to the Small Firm Diaries

The Small Firm Diaries is a global research initiative to better understand small firms in low-income neighborhoods of developing countries, especially the barriers to growth such firms face, through high frequency quantitative and qualitative data collection (“financial diaries”).

Paper

Scaling Parametric Insurance in Pacific Small Island Developing States Through Meso- Level Solutions

This publication focuses on promoting meso-level insurance products designed for development banks, microfinance institutions, provident/pension funds, associations, and cooperatives through the UNCDF-led Pacific Insurance and Climate Adaptation Programme.

Paper

Empowering Indonesia’s Artisans: Financial Inclusion Insights

This study takes a comprehensive look at the relationship between financial inclusion and economic empowerment through contextual factors such as social norms, income, and financial capability among women artisans in Indonesia.

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Assessing Digital and Financial Literacy in Vanuatu: Survey on Knowledge, Skills and Access

This Survey in Vanuatu is meant to assess the current state of digital and financial literacy within the country exploring experiences with traditional and digital financial services to-date, in addition to assessing basic competencies in the areas of digitization and finance.

Slide Deck

Decoding the Practices of CICO Agents in Indonesia

This study was conducted to understand the world of cash-in/cash-out agents through MSC's innovative diaries research methodology.

Guide / Toolkit

Disaster Risk Finance Strategy: Guideline for Pacific Island Countries

This guideline provides a step-by-step account of how Pacific Island countries can develop national Disaster Risk Financing strategies.

Slide Deck

Pathways Through Platform Livelihoods in Indonesia

This pathways study aims to understand digital platforms as a livelihood source, capturing and contrasting the self-reported state of participants before, during, and after engaging on platforms.

Paper

Strengthening Financial Resilience in the Pacific

This publication captures the lessons learned from implementing climate risk insurance solutions in the Pacific over the last two years.

Paper

Women: Risk and Consumer Protection in Online Leading Platforms in Indonesia

This study delves into women's experiences as users of online lending platforms in Indonesia using a gender lens to examine the risks in online lending platforms unique to women.