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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.
Agent Network Journeys Toward the Last Mile: A Cross-Country Perspective December 2020
This Focus Note reveals three distinct journeys country stakeholders have taken to extend the reach and quality of rural agent networks in China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, and Kenya.
Agent Network Journeys: Country Deep Dives
The Gig Economy and Financial Health: A Snapshot of Malaysia and China
This study explores the landscape of the gig economy in Malaysia and China, focusing on the financial concerns and well-being of gig workers.
Employment Effects in Impact Investments: Key Insights Emerging Across Studies in Tanzania and in Zimbabwe
The analysis concludes that the investments as part of the joint ILO-EU STRENGHTEN Project triggered an increase in employment numbers along with improved skills of the labor force, management systems of the investee companies, and labor practices.
Measuring Progress: Financial Inclusion in Selected SADC Countries
Working methodology in measuring and evaluating the impact of national financial inclusion strategies
The Impact of COVID-19 on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Evidence from two-wave phone surveys in China
Asia Microinsurance Supply-Side Study
Diagnosis of the Epidemic's Impact on the Financial Health of the Working Class and the MSEs in China & Policy Recommendations
This research looks at the epidemic’s impact on the financial health of the working class and MSEs in China by collecting 2000 responses from different walks of life and communities.