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The Role Regulators Play in Closing the Financial Inclusion Gender Gap: A Case Study of Costa Rica
This case study explores the steps being taken in Costa Rica to increase women's financial inclusion.
Gender Policy and Practice: Self-Assessments of Microfinance and Enterprise Development Organizations in Latin America
Examining MFI's commitment to gender equity and women's empowerment
Kazakhstan: Microfinance and Financial Sector Diagnostic Study
Examining poor performance of the microfinance sector in Kazakhstan
Institutional Transformation to Create Linkages that Enhance Rural Access to Financial Services: The Case of the Fundación Integral Campesina (FINCA) in Costa Rica
Importance of organizational flexibility for successful inter-institutional linkages
Microfinance Institutions in Central Asia: Benchmarks and Analysis 2005
Impact that policy has had on the development of microfinance sector in the Central Asian republics
Developing and Testing Poverty Assessment Tools: Results From Accuracy Tests in Kazakhstan
Have poverty assessment tools been successful in estimating the poverty in Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan's Microfinance Law: Opportunities and Future Challenges
The essay elaborates on two regulations in Kazakhstan, relating to MFI's strategic planning
Down-Scaling Commercial Banks into MFIs: A Case Study from Kazakhstan
Leveraging pre-existing infrastructures in commercial banking to tackle poverty through microfinance
Microfinance in Kazakhstan: An Inclusive Financial Sector for All
Towards establishing a firm base for microfinance in Kazakhstan
Housing Microfinance: Policy Recommendations for Sida's Programs
This paper discusses the lessons learnt from Sida's global experience in housing microfinance