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The Gateway hosts the largest, freely available online collection of resources dedicated to microfinance and financial inclusion. We source and accept submissions for a range of documents that cover 38 topics. Learn more about submission guidelines.

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Proportionality in Practice: Disclosure of Information
Supervisor’s perspectives on the rationale, design and implementation of regulation
Type: 
Case study
Date: 
Jun 2017
Publisher: 
Access to Insurance Initiative
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MicroInsurance Centre
Enhancing Access to Education with Microfinance Loans for Low-Cost Private Schools
Roshaneh Zafar talks about Kashf Foundation's award-winning program for low-cost schools
Type: 
Highlight
Date: 
Dec 2016
Publisher: 
Microfinance Gateway
Using Qualitative Research to Assess Loan Impact: Lessons from the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM)
Findings from four country pilots of AKAM's monitoring, evaluation and learning framework
Type: 
Paper
Date: 
Nov 2016
Author: 
Arevalo, I., Peachey, E., Kanji, N. & Merchant, S.
Publisher: 
Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance
Digital Finance for All: Powering Inclusive Growth in Emerging Economies
Quantifying the potential economic and social impact of digital finance
Type: 
Paper
Date: 
Sep 2016
Author: 
Manyika, J., Lund, S., Singer, M., White, O. & Berry, C.
Publisher: 
McKinsey & Company
Bridging the "Missing Middle" between Microfinance and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Finance in South Asia
How to address the financing needs of small firms in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan
Type: 
Paper
Date: 
Jul 2016
Author: 
Shankar, S.
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank Institute
Understanding Demand, Driving Innovation: Smallholder Households and Financial Services
Drawing on information from financial inclusion generally and smallholder finance specifically
Type: 
Paper
Date: 
Feb 2016
Author: 
Cuevas, C., Anderson, J.
Publisher: 
CGAP
Smallholder Diaries: Building the Evidence Base with Farming Families in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Pakistan
How do small-scale agricultural producers manage their money?
Type: 
Paper
Date: 
Feb 2016
Author: 
Anderson, J., Ahmed, W.
Publisher: 
CGAP
My Turn to Speak: Voices of Microfinance Clients in Benin, Pakistan, Peru and Georgia
Bringing client perspectives into the consumer protection discussion
Type: 
Paper
Date: 
Feb 2016
Author: 
Meka, S. & Sanford, C.
Publisher: 
The Smart Campaign
Loan Officers’ Voices: Perspectives and Lessons from the Foot Soldiers
Highlighting the human capital component that is essential for a microfinance provider
Type: 
Paper
Date: 
Dec 2015
Author: 
Aziz, S.
Publisher: 
Pakistan Microfinance Network (PMN)
Building Digital Societies in Asia: Making Commerce Smarter
Opportunities for Pakistan to develop digital payments and access to marketplaces
Type: 
Paper
Date: 
Nov 2015
Author: 
Arese Lucini, B. & Hasnain, S.
Publisher: 
GSMA