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External Webinar

The Green Transition Journey for Micro-Entrepreneurs in 2025 - From Expectations to Reality

This webinar will explore the real-world experiences of micro-entrepreneurs navigating the green transition in 2025. 

FinDev Interview

Why Biodiversity Matters for Financial Inclusion

In this FinDev interview, Nausica Fiorelli, Mariella Llontop and Chiara Pescatori talk about how microfinance institutions and investors can manage biodiversity-related risks and turn them into investment opportunities.

News

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.

News

HIEx to Launch Climate and Health Investment Platform With Symbiotics

The Health Innovation Exchange (HIEx) has signed a partnership with Symbiotics to launch a pioneering impact investing platform at the intersection of climate change and public health.

News

Join a Free Online Training on the Green Index 3.0 in May

The e-MFP Green Inclusive and Climate Smart Finance Action Group is pleased to invite all professionals working on green inclusive finance to participate in a series of four free online trainings on the Green Index 3.0 Framework.

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Applications Now Open for the FINCA Ventures Prize Competition

FINCA is looking to award $400,000 to six African entrepreneurs to help accelerate their innovative business models in creating sustainable solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.  

FinDev Blog

The Triple Burden: Climate, Health and Financial Exclusion

Innovations in financial inclusion can support climate-vulnerable populations access healthcare and mitigate climate-related health risks.

News

Registration Is Open for Toronto Centre's New Program, "Climate and Biodiversity Loss: Scenario Analysis and Stress Testing"

Financial supervisors can deepen their understanding of climate risks and biodiversity loss scenario analysis and stress testing through advanced analytical techniques with this new Climate Risk Certification program.

Paper

Small Firms, Big Impact: Digitization, Financial Services, and Climate Resilience in Five Emerging Markets

This report presents findings on a survey of over 20,000 MSEs with over 4,000 interviews conducted, revealing opportunities for growth and greater efficiencies with use of digital products and services.

News

CGAP and IDH Launch Call for Expressions of Interest: Accelerating Business to Empower Rural Women in Agriculture (ABERA)

CGAP and IDH launched a call for expressions of interest for financial and agricultural service providers looking to boost business performance while delivering services that improve rural women’s climate resilience.