How Ghana’s New Digital Finance Policy Can Drive Women’s Inclusion
Ghana made waves earlier this year when it launched the world’s first digital financial services (DFS) policy, building on the past five years of explosive DFS growth in the country. Can the new policy help to close the gender gap?
COVID-19 Has Made MFI Digital Transformation Even More Urgent: How Can Funders Help?
Belgian development finance institution BIO shares the results of their client survey and how they are changing their practices to better support MFIs
Reham Gharbiyeh, Arab Women's Enterprise Fund
In this FinEquity Member Spotlight, Reham Gharbiyeh talks about making women's economic empowerment in the MENA region possible.
COVID-19 FinDev Weekly Update | 25 Jun - 01 Jul 2020
A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past week
COVID-19 Gendered Impacts on Livelihoods in Africa: A new Sex Disaggregated Data Set for SSA
Members of FinMark Trust present the methodology behind their COVID-19 tracker and share initial insights on the impact of COVID-19 on women’s resilience and economic participation in selected sub-Saharan African countries.
FinEquity July 2020 Newsletter
FinEquity's July 2020 Newsletter As the COVID economic reality continues and the ranks of the vulnerable grow, programming will have to shift quickly and dramatically. The FinEquity community responds with increased data collection and collaboration. Sign-up for our mailing list to receive the monthly FinEquity Newsletter directly in your inbox.
Four Tips for MFIs to Impress Investors
This blog offers lessons on making the due diligence process easier and more successful for microfinance institutions.
COVID-19 FinDev Weekly Update | 16 - 22 Jul 2020
A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past week
Sex-Disaggregated Covid-19 Data Resources
By gathering COVID-19 data trackers and resources focusing on the collection of sex-disaggregated data we can develop a better understanding of how the pandemic is impacting women entrepreneurs, their households, and communities.
Thank you for sharing your data with us at FinEquity@Cgap.org. Last updated July 29, 2020.
COVID-19 FinDev Weekly Update | 23 - 29 Jul 2020
A roundup of the most relevant coronavirus-related news, resources and events from the past week