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Enabling Mobile Money Policies in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Studying the uptake of mobile money services in Congo following a new regulatory framework
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.
An In-Depth Look at the Financial Lives of Mavuno Farmers
Survey capturing day-to-day money management of farmers in eastern Congo
Youth Economic Opportunity Ecosystem Analysis: The Democratic Republic of the Congo Country Report
Comprehensive assessment of youth employment and demand for financial services
Women Make the Best DFS Agents: How Financial Sector Alternative Delivery Channels Create Business Opportunities for Women in Emerging Markets
Gender as a factor when building a successful agent network in the DRC
National Study on Women's Access to Financing in Sierra Leone
What issues affect the ability of women to engage in productive economic activity?
Sierra Leone: The Impact of the Ebola Crisis on the Microfinance Sector and Stories of Microentrepreneurs' Resilience
Findings from 84 client interviews and data from 9 microfinance institutions
UNDP Microfinance Assessment Report: Sierra Leone
How can micro-lending programme succeed in the face of pressures toward capital accumulation?
Mutual Insurance Schemes and Social Protection
Policy formulation for improving institutional design of mutual insurance schemes
Two Steps Behind: Social Inequality Poses a Challenge for Women’s Financial Inclusion in DR Congo
A recent FINCA survey of clients in DR Congo shows that women entrepreneurs are confined to the smallest, least profitable businesses. Getting a realistic picture of the obstacles women face helps prepare us for the task ahead of shifting the ground in women’s favor.