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A Structured Approach to Understanding the Financial Service Needs of the Poor in Mexico May 22, 2012 This Brief addresses the need for a deeper understanding of the financial needs of poor people. It takes a specific look at segmentation in Mexico. |
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Financial Inclusion and Stability May 8, 2012 This Brief explores the resarch to date on financial inclusion and stability. |
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May 7, 2012 This paper explores the KGFS model as it is applied in various parts of India. |
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Volume Growth and Valuation Contraction May 2, 2012 This fourth annual Global Microfinance Equity Valuation Survey Report provides benchmarks for the valuation of microfinance equity, both private and publicly listed, to promote market transparency and identify industry trends. |
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Can Postal Networks Advance Financial Inclusion in the Arab World? May 2, 2012 As existing and trusted institutions with large branch networks reaching rural areas, Arab postal networks have the potential to be powerful tools in the fight for greater financial inclusion in the Arab World. |
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Designing Disclosure Regimes for Responsible Financial Inclusion March 15, 2012 This Focus Note offers practical guidance to policy makers who are developing disclosure regimes in low-access environments. |
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Social Cash Transfers and Financial Inclusion February 27, 2012 This Focus Note analyzes the profitability, affordability and use of electronic social cash transfers in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and South Africa. By the end of 2012, it is expected that in the countries studied, only a small minority of G2P recipients will still be paid in cash. |
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Financially Inclusive Ecosystems February 3, 2012 This Focus Note first describes the challenges of the broader financial inclusion landscape and then explores three promising roles government can play in developing more financially inclusive ecosystems. |
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Information Systems Technical Guide January 9, 2012 The Guide is organized based on a four-step process aimed at procuring a new technology solution: project preparation, needs analysis, selection, and implementation. At the beginning of each section, a figure indicates which tool(s) accompany that section, the activities the institution should undertake, and the key considerations. |
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Trends in Cross-Border Funding December 19, 2011 This Brief describes global trends in microfinance funding between 2007 and 2010. |
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Bank Agents: Risk Management, Mitigation, and Supervision December 2, 2011 This Focus Note discusses the activities (and related risks) in which bank agents may engage, management and mitigation of agent-related risks, approaches to licensing and supervision of bank agent businesses, and possible corrective measures supervisors may take. |
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Latest Findings from Randomized Evaluations of Microfinance November 29, 2011 This paper reviews the main results from randomized evaluations that measure the impact of microcredit and microsavings on business investment and creation, consumption, and household well-being. It also presents evidence from evaluations of products and delivery design and discusses the evidence on microinsurance products. |
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Incorporating Consumer Research into Consumer Protection Policy Making November 11, 2011 This Focus Note describes CGAP's experience to date gathering qualitative and quantitative information directly from low-income consumers to inform financial consumer protection policy. |
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October 24, 2011 This resource guide is intended to gather in one source the issues funders need to consider when focusing on the expansion of voluntary savings mobilizations. |
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The Role of Funders in Responsible Finance October 24, 2011 This Brief addresses the recent movement toward responsible finance, which has shaped the industry's belief that financial service providers have a responsibility to deliver financial services in a way that is transparent, fair, safe, and likely to generate benefits for poor clients. |
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Branchless Banking in Pakistan October 11, 2011 This Brief highlights key challenges and opportunities that are likely to shape the branchless banking market in Pakistan in the near term. |
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A Survey of the Evidence on Over-Indebtedness October 7, 2011 This paper is written primarily for microlenders and the institutions that fund them. We examine conceptual issues and the limited empirical evidence about over-indebtedness in microcredit markets. |
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September 12, 2011 This paper defines what we mean by responsible finance, both as an end-state vision and in terms of a pragmatic focus on client protection and social performance management. The paper explores responsible finance knowledge and practice, with a focus on three client protection strategies: industry self-regulation, government regulation and supervision, and improved consumer capability. |
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Emerging Lessons of Public Funders in Branchless Banking July 25, 2011 This paper highlights emerging lessons from the public funders that have been engaged in branchless banking. The goal is to help other funders consider the role they might play in this area. Branchless banking offers the potential to fundamentally transform the way low-income clients can access financial services. |
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Measuring Changes in Client Lives through Microfinance May 9, 2011 This Brief looks at the monitoring and assessment tools the microfinance industry uses to measure elements of social performance such as client poverty levels. |
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