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Case Study

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.

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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
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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
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Developing and Testing Poverty Assessment Tools: Results From Accuracy Tests in Kazakhstan

Have poverty assessment tools been successful in estimating the poverty in Kazakhstan?
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Kazakhstan's Microfinance Law: Opportunities and Future Challenges

The essay elaborates on two regulations in Kazakhstan, relating to MFI's strategic planning
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Down-Scaling Commercial Banks into MFIs: A Case Study from Kazakhstan

Leveraging pre-existing infrastructures in commercial banking to tackle poverty through microfinance
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Microfinance in Kazakhstan: An Inclusive Financial Sector for All

Towards establishing a firm base for microfinance in Kazakhstan
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Housing Microfinance: Policy Recommendations for Sida's Programs

This paper discusses the lessons learnt from Sida's global experience in housing microfinance