By following firms in low-income communities over time, the research takes an unusually close look at the financial lives of small businesses to surface how business owners manage volatility, respond to shocks, and make decisions that shape their businesses and their workers.

This partnership represents a shared commitment to addressing critical barriers faced by MSMEs by combining BOI’s financing capabilities with GIZ’s technical expertise and programmatic experience. 

The guarantee facility is designed as a risk-sharing mechanism to encourage increased lending to MSMEs and digital platform- enabled businesses that often face constraints in accessing appropriate financing.

This financial diaries study follows a previous randomized controlled trial of Grameen America's program of group-based microloans for women, aiming to answer the question: how could improvements across multiple aspects of borrowers’ financial lives occur despite only modest increases in monthly net income? 

This report formulates strategic recommendations and tools for optimal access to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Bangladesh.

The 2024 ASEAN Monitoring Progress Report provides a data-driven view of financial inclusion, financial capability, MSME finance and emerging Inclusive Green Finance (IGF) across the region.

The loan will boost access to finance for youth-led micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), helping young people to grow their businesses.

This report provides insights on the structural and gender-specific barriers faced by micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in Cambodia and highlights potential solutions.

Advans Ghana shares how it is developing targeted responses for clients affected by floods and fires, with recovery lending and client-centered support.

This study follows small businesses in low-income communities across Colombia, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Indonesia to show how unpredictable week-to-week income and expenses shape everyday business decisions.