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Feasibility Study on Climate Risk Insurance in Sierra Leone
This study examines the growing impact of climate induced disaster on the agriculture sector in Sierra Leone and explores financial gaps that could feasibly be filled through climate risk insurance solutions.
Resilient and Inclusive Financial Services Delivery During COVID-19
This report draws on the lessons that main actors in Zambia, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone have learned about resilience in the times of COVID-19 and identifies key insights into how they have continued to expand financial inclusion.
Where Are the Unbanked in Belize?: Using Machine Learning Small Area Estimation to Improve Financial Inclusion Geographic Targeting
This study aims to contribute to the efficient and effective implementation of Belize's National Financial Inclusion Strategy by identifying the geographical areas where unbanked people live and analyzing the factors that influence the use of financial services and instruments.
Navigating Through COVID-19: A Snapshot on How the Pandemic Affected MSMEs in Sierra Leone
Country assessment reflecting the impact of the pandemic on banked enterprises
The Economic Lives of Young Women in the Time of Ebola
Informal Finance in Sierra Leone: Why and How It Fits Into the Financial System
Financial Inclusion and Resilience: How BRAC’s Microfinance Program Recovered from the West Africa Ebola Crisis
This case study explores how BRAC's microfinance companies in Liberia and Sierra Leone responded to the Ebola crisis in 2014, enabling to deliver a remarkable recovery of its operations.
Saving Money, Saving Lives
This case study shares key lessons from Sierra Leone’s experience using digital payments to help combat the Ebola crisis and highlights the need for governments to take early action, in partnership with the humanitarian and development community and the private sector.