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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”).

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Solidarity in Saving: Listening to Women's Needs During Crises

Based on 3,822 (majority women) VSLA member interviews, this brief represents quantitative data from Burundi, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Mali, Niger, and Vietnam.

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What People Want: Investigating Inclusive Insurance Demand in Ethiopia

Findings from surveys and focus groups shedding light on Ethiopia’s insurance market
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Small and Growing Businesses in Africa: Profiles, Successes and Challenges

Learning from successful MSME owners' journeys in Ethiopia, Kenya and Madagascar
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Assessment of the Effects and Behavioural Changes of Financial and Non-Financial Services on Youth

Financial diaries study of 280 YouthStart participants in Togo and Ethiopia
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Overview of Practical Challenges in Local Saving Mobilization by Ethiopian Microfinance Institutions

Identifying challenges faced by Ethiopian MFIs working for savings mobilization
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Practical Issues in Local Saving Mobilization by MFIs

Highlighting issues encountered by Ethiopian MFIs attempting to mobilize savings
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The Role of Public and Private Sector Banking in Ethiopia’s Future Economic Growth

Expanding private sector banking for economic growth in Ethiopia
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Cost Efficiency and Outreach of Microfinance Institutions in Ethiopia: Do they Contrast with Financial Cooperatives

Analyzing the trade-off between financial sustainability and MFI outreach in Ethiopia
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Developing Agriculture Loan Products for Poor Rural Communities - Metemamen Microfinance Institution: Ethiopia

Pilot testing a new loan product for rural poor farmers