Amplifying Women’s Leadership in Francophone Africa’s Financial Services
This webinar was part of the effort to foster dialogue, inspire action, and build momentum toward inclusive financial systems by addressing persistent gender gaps in leadership and data.
IFC Boosts Finance for Women Entrepreneurs, Climate Investments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
At least 50 percent of proceeds of this EUR 20 million IFC loan to Mikrofin, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s leading microfinance institution, will support women-owned businesses, 25 percent to finance climate-related projects.
Absa Bank Kenya Partners With Women’s World Banking to Accelerate Growth of Women-Led SMEs
This partnership will focus on enhancing Absa’s Women in Business (WIB) proposition by leveraging on Women’s World Banking’s international expertise in women-focused financial inclusion to provide innovative financial and non-financial solutions tailored to the needs of female entrepreneurs.
CARE’s New Strive Women Report Finds Digital Divide, Financial Stress and Household Responsibilities Limit Business Success in Emerging Markets
The report uncovers how business outcomes for women are deeply tied to four interconnected factors: financial resilience, business management and growth, confidence and control, and quality of life.
Siinqee Bank Champions Women’s Financial Inclusion at Major African Trade Conference
Siinqee Bank is sharing its success story in advancing women’s access to finance and promoting financial inclusion at the sixth COMFWB Trade Fair & Conference, a key event that brought together over 240 women entrepreneurs and leaders from across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa region.
IFC and Banco Industrial Expand Financing for SMEs, With a Focus on Women-Led Businesses and the Legal Amazon
The investment will support women-led businesses in particular and help expand financial services in the Brazilian Legal Amazon region, contributing to promoting the country's inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
G20 Conference Champions Financial Inclusion and Women’s Economic Empowerment
Advancing women’s economic empowerment through inclusive financial systems will take center stage this week, as the G20 Financial Inclusion and Women Empowerment Conference 2025 kicks off in South Africa North West Province.
African Countries Urged to Collaborate to Uplift Female Entrepreneurs
Head of the Youth, Gender and Women Empowerment of AU development agency, Jessica Annor called on banks to remove barriers that hinder women from accessing business funding.
Understanding the Impacts of Savings Groups on Women’s Economic Activity: Synthesis of Recent Literature
This evidence review synthesizes rigorous evidence on the impacts of savings groups on women's financial inclusion and economic activity in developing economies.
Diverse Paths: Finance for Women’s Nano and Micro Enterprises
Women-led nano and micro enterprises face barriers like insufficient start-up capital and limited networking. This publication delves deeper the tailored solutions needed to support their growth based on in depth research in India, Kenya and Uganda.