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Guide / Toolkit

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.

Paper

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.

Slide Deck

Agent Network Journeys: Country Deep Dives

Detailed country case studies on the agent network journey
Paper

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. 

Case Study

Weathering the Storm II: A Case Study of Viator

Lessons learned from previous crises to help with future crisis responses

Paper

The Impact of COVID-19 on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Evidence from two-wave phone surveys in China

Paper

Asia Microinsurance Supply-Side Study

Understanding insurer perspectives of the microinsurance market in five countries
Slide Deck

Diagnosis of the Epidemic's Impact on the Financial Health of the Working Class and the MSEs in China & Policy Recommendations

This research looks at the epidemic’s impact on the financial health of the working class and MSEs in China by collecting 2000 responses from different walks of life and communities.

Paper

China’s Long March to a Cashless Future

Regulatory responses to DFS innovation and the challenges of rural distribution
Paper

Azerbaijan Annual Benchmark Report

This report includes key financial and operational indicators that provide a country overview, indicator level performance and institutional details.