This paper introduces the ground-breaking work that Women’s World Banking has done on developing microinsurance programs tailored to the unique needs of women. microinsurance_that_works_for_women_e.pdf AKPC_IDS += "2457,";Tweet Read More →

A number of development assistance programs promote community interaction as a means of building social capital. Yet, despite strong theoretical underpinnings, the role of repeat interactions in sustaining cooperation has proven difficult to identify empirically. We provide the worst experimental evidence on the economic returns to social interaction... 

2010, Alliance for Financial Inclusion – Critical issues, policy solutions, and practical examples of formalizing microsavings In virtually every country in the world, the existing supply of savings services falls short of the demand from low income populations. Poor people need more and better access to savings accounts. In some countries, there... 

By David Apgar and Xavier Reille – Foreign capital investment in microfinance has been booming over the past four years. Commercial cross-border debt and equity invested in microfinance surpassed US$11 billion in 2009, representing an estimated 20 percent of the funding base for specialized microfinance providers. Foreign investment brings important... 

Microinsurance Centre – Approximately 1 billion people live in Africa, of which an estimated 60% live below USD 2 per day. These low-income households are particularly vulnerable to risks. Illness, death, natural disasters, damage to property, and accidents all can have devastating effects on livelihoods without a buffer to mitigate the financial... 

Microfinance Information Exchange – Over the last decade, the microfinance sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has capitalized on positive developments that have led to increased outreach and improved performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs). MFIs wrapped up 2007 with impressive growth in outreach, reaching operational self-sufficiency... 

Microfinance Information Exchange. Microfinance Information Exchange has just released a new analysis and benchmarking report on microfinance in the UEMOA (Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine), the West African Economic and Monetary Union. This union is comprised of eight West African states, seven of which have microfinance institutions... 

Includes data from 283 MFIs across the region The 2009 Asia Microfinance Analysis & Benchmarking Report has just been released by Microfinance Information Exchange. The 2009 report presents a first opportunity to look at potential effects of the global financial crisis on microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Asia using a large volume of performance... 

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, said it will launch its Business Edge training product in Liberia by March 2010 deepening its support for businessmen and women in the country and helping them acquire the skills they need to succeed. IFC is currently seeking partners to deliver Business Edge training in Liberia, where it is supporting private... 

Governments make regular payments to at least 170 million poor people worldwide—far more  than the 99 million or so who have active micro-loans. 1. In this Focus Note, we look at government-to-person(G2P) payments, which include social transfers as well as wage and pension payments. With appropriate experimentation, these payments have the potential...