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Putting Agents to Use: Insights From a Multicountry Research on Customer’s Usage of CICO Agents
This report shares strategies for enhancing customer retention among cash-in and cash-out (CICO) agents.
The Environmental Impact of Promoting Access to Green Energy Through Inclusive Finance
This study shares the results of the greenhouse gas emissions impact assessment of an agricultural system consisting of a solar-powered water pump, thresher and dryer.
Carping Critics and the Microfinance Conundrum
Based on its recent impact assessment study of Cambodian microfinance, M-CRIL has written two advisory notes which examine the validity of some of the sensational international headlines and propose reform measures for the sector.
Understanding Customers in Environments of Severe Climate-Related Weather Events
This demand side study in Nigeria and Bangladesh aims to provide firsthand information about how vulnerable people build and lose resilience, as well as a close view of how they gather and spend funds to cope with a climate crisis.
An Impact Assessment of Microfinance in Cambodia
This impact assessment aims to understand the success and overall impact of the microfinance sector since the start-up of the microfinance program in Cambodia up to today.
Building Value in Microfinance Through Digitization: A Role for Funders
Funders play a crucial role in ensuring that microfinance institutions (MFIs) continue to serve the most excluded and underserved customers in the future. This note highlights the importance of funders in supporting the digital transformation of MFIs.
Digital Financial Services for Garment Workers in Bangladesh
This research sheds light on digital financial capabilities, financial products availability and usage, and social welfare ecosystem in Bangladesh.
Improving Financial Health in Cambodia's Garment Sector Through Responsible Wage Digitalization: Benefits for Women and Business
This report sets out the results from supporting 17 garment factories in Cambodia with over 25,000 workers, 85 percent women, with wage digitalization, and enabling workers to access, use and benefit from their accounts.
The Digital Transformation of Small and Micro-Businesses in Bangladesh
This report provides an analysis of the second phase of the Build Back Better—Enhancing Recovery and Resilience of Small and Micro-Businesses (SMB) project in Bangladesh since 2020.