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Connecting the Remittance Ecosystem in the Northern Triangle
This white paper examines the barriers and opportunities to boosting digital remittances in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
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.
Seguros Futuro: Growth of El Salvador’s Only Cooperative Insurer
This brief demonstrates the growth of Seguros Futuro and its new parametric insurance product.
Microfinance Clients Facing the COVID-19 Crisis: From Findings to Action for MFIs
This publication presents the main results of MFI client surveys in seven countries (Bhutan, Myanmar, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Cape Verde and El Salvador), as well as the concrete measures taken by MFIs to meet the needs expressed by their clients.
Fintech Potential for Remittance Transfers: A Central America Perspective
This paper analyzes the potential for fintech to facilitate cheaper and more efficient remittances, and to enhance financial inclusion in Central America.
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.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Evidence from two-wave phone surveys in China
Reducing Incidence of Child Labor and Harmful Conditions of Work in Economic Strengthening Initiatives (RICHES)
Key policy and strategy recommendations that women’s economic empowerment actors, such as financial service providers and women’s business support organizations, can implement at the organizational- and client-level.