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What does it take to move an entire financial sector toward gender equality? In Mexico, the answer is emerging: shared…
Policymakers view financial inclusion and financial integrity as mutually reinforcing policy goals. Since 2011, about 2 billion people have gained…
Has Youth-Inclusive Finance Finally Grown Up? Key Lessons from 15 years Working in Youth Inclusive Finance top of pagebottom of…
Each day, investment officers at development finance institutions (DFIs) walk the tightrope between delivering commercial returns and development impact. When…
Regulatory frameworks generally refer to the special license as a license for microinsurance. CGAP has adopted the use of the…
Recent estimates suggest that roughly one in seven people globally experience financial strain due to out-of-pocket health spending. Public health…
It is a story of extremes: when it rains, it pours – and when it doesn’t, it withers. Between late…
Financial health is increasingly recognized as a bridge to resilience and prosperity. However, as CGAP has explored, access alone is…
Author: Audrey Joubert, Advans International.Across Africa, agriculture contributes 32 percent to Africa’s GDP and employs 65 percent of the labour force…
Author: Caterina Giordano, Alterfin.In the last of our blog series to celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives taking place in…