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Diagnostic of Gender and Age Norms in Financial Inclusion - A Pilot Study in Five Districts of Malawi

This report presents an investigation into how social norms impact rural women’s and youth’s ability to access and use formal financial products and services in Malawi.

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The Impact of Mobile Money Interoperability on Financial Inclusion

This report assesses the impact of mobile money interoperability by considering the economic literature on interoperability more generally and utilizing a case study approach in five mobile money countries: Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda and Tanzania.

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Feasibility Study on Climate Risk Insurance in Malawi

This study examines the growing impact of climate induced disaster on the agriculture sector in Malawi and explores financial gaps that could feasibly be filled through climate risk insurance solutions.

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VisionFund Impact Evaluation - Finance Accelerating Savings Group Transformation (FAST)

This report provides a research summary of two impact evaluations looking at VisionFund´s FAST program – lending to savings groups, to determine if it accomplished its main program objectives.

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Measuring Progress: Financial Inclusion in Selected SADC Countries

Working methodology in measuring and evaluating the impact of national financial inclusion strategies

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Pafupi Savings: Expanding Financial Inclusion to Rural Women

Designing savings products to meet the needs of Malawian women
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MSME Finance in Malawi - Status and Opportunities for Financial Institutions

Assessing MSMEs' role in the economy and their access to finance
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Small Business Performance: Does Access to Finance Matter?

Evidence from the Southern African Development Community using FinScope surveys
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Development Results Focused Research Program: Country Diagnostic - Malawi

Evaluating the use of electronic payments in Malawi
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Agribusiness SMEs in Malawi: Assessment of Small and Medium Enterprises in the Agricultural Sector and Improved Access to Finance in Malawi

Discussing the agribusiness sector in Malawi with a focus on access to finance