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ATTENTION POINTS BUSINESS CONTINUITY FOR MFIS IN VIEW OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK

COVID-19 is the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared this outbreak as a …

Gains in Financial Inclusion, Gains for a Sustainable World

Mary Banda in Zambia runs a small restaurant in one of Lusaka’s oldest markets. Before she learned that financial services could make the way she did …

Smartphones Are Common in Myanmar: Is Digital Finance Far Behind?

Something big is about to happen in Myanmar’s financial services sector. The country’s smartphone penetration has rocketed to a whopping 80 percent, …

Yes, Microfinance Is Alive, But Does It Still Matter?

By Paul Di Leo & Ira Lieberman, May 2018 Paul DiLeo is the Founder of Grassroots Capital Management PBC and has over three …

Is Funding for Rural Finance Going Where It’s Needed Most?

Today, more than 50 percent of the population in developing countries lives in rural areas, where agriculture is the largest source of household …

Vietnam continues to reduce poverty, according to WB report

According to Climbing the Ladder: Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity in Vietnam, released on April 5th by the World Bank, improving income from …