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A Global Push for Youth Financial Inclusion Gains Steam—and Some Big Backers
September, 28 2016
Global - The global dialogue about the importance of bringing children and young people in financial inclusion landscape has grown over the past few years. In 2011, a group of like-minded individuals and organizations got together to take the lead in the movement to form Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI)
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IFC International Finance, AFD, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women, and BLC Bank Support Small and Medium Enterprises in Lebanon
September, 28 2016
Lebanon - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, the Agence Francaise de Developpement, and the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women initiative are partnering with BLC Bank to support smaller businesses in Lebanon, including those run by women.
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The Case for Wage Digitization in Bangladesh’s Garment Factories
September, 28 2016
Bangladesh - For managers, wage digitization increases efficiency and cost-saving in the long term, while reducing the security risk involved in handling large sums of cash. For the workers, it increases transparency and accountability in the factories by requiring businesses to keep track of employee hours worked and wages paid, alongside reducing social and economic vulnerability by providing female factory workers with formal financial access
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Sanad Lends Additional USD 10 mln to Egypt's ALEXBANK
September, 27 2016
Global - The Sanad Fund for MSME today announced an additional USD 10 million senior loan to ALEXBANK to support the lender's ongoing expansion of financing for Egyptian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises
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Financial Inclusion is a Key Pillar to Green Finance in the Pacific
September, 26 2016
Global - In the quest for sustainable development, access to finance becomes a critical component in implementing international agreements and goals such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Transformation of the financial system would be a locomotive in promoting green finance and needs to be complemented with enabling regulatory frameworks, adequate fiscal incentives, and appropriate pricing reforms. To ensure implementation of these policies and strategies for a greener economy, a genuine collaborative model needs to be adopted
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Building an Inclusive Financial Sector in Myanmar: The Road Ahead
September, 26 2016
Myanmar - Myanmar’s financial sector is undergoing a historic transition. It has witnessed a number of reforms and liberalizations since 2012: private banks have expanded their operations rapidly; more than 1.4 million debit cards have been issued for the first time; thousands of ATMs have been set up; and credit to the private sector has grown steadily, albeit from a low base.
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From Bricks to Deposits: Transforming Emerging-Market Savings
September, 23 2016
Global - By researching business models of pioneering financial groups successfully capturing “brick” savings while studying the cultural setting in which they operate in different countries, investors can unearth exciting opportunities.
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Why Does Pension Investing Have to be a Moral Dilemma?
September, 21 2016
Global - There are a huge range of ethical funds, from those that screen out the odd “sin stock” to those that systematically block companies using child labour. For the really keen there are also proactively do-gooding “impact” funds.
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Nepal: MFIs Work on New Banking Platform
September, 18 2016
Nepal - Thirty-four Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) have come together to invest in an IT company—Nepal Finsoft Limited—to launch a world-class core banking and management information system (MIS) solutions platform.
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Fighting Illiteracy by Night: a Solar Solution
September, 12 2016
Global - Angaza aims to eradicate energy poverty around the world by making solar power more affordable – improving literacy in the process
Angaza aims to eradicate energy poverty around the world by making solar power more affordable – improving literacy in the process
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Five Imperatives to Help Address the Challenges of Sustainable Rural Economic Development
September, 12 2016
Global - In order to reduce poverty in rural areas, local sustainable economic development is essential. According to last year’s Least Developed Countries Report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development, subtitled “Transforming Rural Economies,” more than two-thirds of the populations in the least-developed countries live and work in rural areas and the proportion of people living below the poverty line in rural areas is generally double that of urban areas
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CGAP Launches Citi Foundation Funded East Asia Program
September, 12 2016
East Asia - The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) launched today the East Asia Digital Financial Inclusion Program funded by the Citi Foundation. This pioneering program aims to build knowledge exchange and experience sharing around frontier issues in effective policy making that support and enable financial inclusion through digital channels
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A. Bouri, CEO, GIIN: The U.N.’s SDGs Deliver a Capital Call
September, 10 2016
Global - According to the Boston Consulting Group, global asset managers controlled more than $70 trillion as of year-end 2015. If only a fraction of these funds were dedicated to
helping advance the Sustainable Development Goals, we could make great strides.
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Thai Bank’s $140M Offer to Buy Cambodian MFI on Hold
September, 09 2016
Cambodia - Eight months since announcing the biggest acquisition deal in the history of Cambodia’s financial sector, Thailand-based Bank of Ayudhya, also known as Krungsri Bank, has yet to receive approval for the landmark deal
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Advancing Financial Inclusion to Improve Access to Education
September, 08 2016
Global - Worldwide, 124 million children between the ages of 6 and 15 are not in school. While this number was on the decline from 2000 to 2010, the number of out-of-school children actually increased by 2.4 million from 2010 to 2015. Over 40 percent of the primary school-aged children currently out of school have never been to school and will likely never attend school
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India: Equitas Starts Banking Operations in the City
September, 07 2016
India - Micro lender Equitas on Monday launched its small finance banking operations in the city offering 4% to 6% interest on savings bank account for its customers. The small finance bank, has begun with three branches in the city which will be expanded to a network of 412 branches across the country in the first phase; with a strong focus on technology.
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Kenyan Lenders Push Central Bank to Clarify Rate-Cap Law
September, 06 2016
Kenya - Kenyan lenders are seeking clarification from the central bank about which base rate they should use when determining loan costs, and may be forced to lower rates further if they’re advised the one they’re already using is incorrect, the industry lobby group said
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China: Technology Can Expand Access to Finance
September, 05 2016
China - To better address the challenges of technology-driven microfinance services, China will submit a set of principles to be reviewed during the G20 Summit to be held in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province, on Sunday and Monday
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