This publication explores the experiences of women entrepreneurs in low and middle income countries in 2024.

This paper introduces a menu of 19 indicators to measure Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) through increased financial inclusion.

This policy brief explores the challenges women face in accessing digital ID and highlights solutions that work.

This paper gathers banks' balance sheet monthly regulatory information for seven Latin American countries, estimates lending markups and deposits markdowns in each country over time and studies how they relate with banks' profitability, the cost of credit, credit risk and credit supply.

In this paper, M-CRIL addresses the issues to overcome constraints in digital finance and support microenterprises.

This case study explores EquipHER initiative’s transformative impact, the challenges faced, and the pathway to greater women’s economic participation.

Developed as part of CGAP's Financial Inclusion 2.0 initiative, the Impact Pathfinder aims to make valuable evidence on financial inclusion more accessible and actionable. It provides an easy way to access and interpret insights from the literature, supporting decision-makers including donors, investors, financial service providers, regulators, and research organizations.

This paper argues, that in order to ensure sustainable growth, MFIs must strengthen risk assessment frameworks, improve borrower onboarding processes, and enhance staff training to mitigate these risks.

This publication explores the challenges and opportunities for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa, and the Solomon Islands in accessing finance through secured transactions.

This publication sheds light on how non-traditional data sources—such as utility payments, social media insights, and behavioral patterns—can revolutionize credit assessment for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMes).