Climate Change and Index Insurance
This briefing note summarizes the emerging issues related to climate change and index insurance, discussing how climate trends are being considered in index product design and pricing, and how this could be improved.
Remittances Remain Resilient but Are Slowing
This brief includes describes key developments in remittance flows and provides projections of remittance trends in 2023 in light of a slowing global economy, continued high inflation and increased interest rates, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the conflict in Sudan.
How Do Digital Remittances Contribute to Women’s Financial Health?
Results from a UNCDF survey make clear the need for more gender-smart and migrant-centric remittance products.
Harnessing Digitization for Remittances in Asia and the Pacific
This report discusses the importance of remittances in Asia and the Pacific, the key challenges faced by the industry, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Defying the Odds: Remittances During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This paper provides an early assessment of the dynamics and drivers of remittances during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a newly compiled monthly remittance dataset for a sample of 52 countries, of which 16 countries with bilateral remittance data.
Fintech Potential for Remittance Transfers: A Central America Perspective
This paper analyzes the potential for fintech to facilitate cheaper and more efficient remittances, and to enhance financial inclusion in Central America.
Can Focused Policy Reforms Help Bring Back Remittances?
How the Ethiopian government is tackling the challenge of declining remittances and economic contraction brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Formalizing Remittances for Forcibly Displaced People: Findings from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The lifeline provided by remittances can help advance financial inclusion among vulnerable populations.
Postal Remittances Are Not Immune to a Pandemic
Early trends point to a drop in remittance volumes as Posts step up to serve their communities in a time of crisis