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From Grassroots to Governance: Case Studies of Enabling Regulatory Environments for Savings Groups

This report shares case studies from six countries that detail how advocacy, partnerships, and tailored regulatory frameworks have fostered supportive legal environments for Savings Groups (SGs), promoting their growth, sustainability, and integration into formal financial systems while preserving their essential informality.

 

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COVID-19: Crisis as Opportunity for Urban Cash Transfers?

Based on a literature review and case studies of various urban cash transfer schemes in response to the COVID-19 crisis, this paper explores the successes and challenges of implementing cash transfers in urban settings in response to a large, covariate shock.

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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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Using Qualitative Research to Assess Loan Impact: Lessons from the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM)

Findings from four country pilots of AKAM's monitoring, evaluation and learning framework
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Lending through a Cash Flow Based Model - The Case of Access Bank Madagascar

Resource from the Agriculture Finance Support Facility (AgriFin)
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Warehouse Receipt Financing: The Experience of Access Bank Madagascar

Resource from the Agriculture Finance Support Facility (AgriFin)
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Field Lesson | AccessBanque Madagascar

Resource from the Agriculture Finance Support Facility (AgriFin)
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Mobile Financial Services: The Microfinance Perspective

How can MFIs get involved in the provision of mobile financial services?
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Rice Inventory Credit in Madagascar: Conditions of Access and Diversity of Rationales around an Hybrid Financial and Marketing Service

Paper presented at the First European Research Conference on Microfinance, Bruxelles, June 2-4, 2009