COVID-19: Risks for Borrowers as Economies Reopen
With COVID-19 lockdowns putting stress on both consumers and lenders, the stage is set for consumer protection challenges around the provision of credit.
Women in Rural and Agricultural Livelihoods Facing COVID-19
Women in rural and agricultural livelihoods have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Here is what funders can do to help.
COVID-19 Highlights Need for Stronger Safety Nets for Gig Workers
COVID-19 has highlighted the volatile nature of platform work and the need for platforms to provide stronger social safety nets to workers.
Emergency Relief for Small Businesses Requires a Targeted Approach
Here are some useful ways to segment the more than 160 million micro and small businesses in developing countries for more targeted, effective COVID-19 relief.
How Is the Pandemic Affecting Agents? Here’s What Providers Tell Us
As customers, agents and digital financial services providers adjust to COVID-19, it’s becoming clearer what a resilient agent network looks like. Providers should take note to prepare for future crises.
Indonesia’s Retail Credit Crunch Requires Action to Keep Shelves Full
Indonesians could face empty shelves and a shrinking assortment of products due to credit crunches within consumer goods value chains brought on by COVID-19. Here are three things that can be done to keep the situation from snowballing.
Financial Services Build Resilience in Face of Crises Like COVID-19
In its efforts to develop a theory of change for how financial inclusion can improve poor people's well-being, CGAP has learned several lessons that shed light on what to prioritize during and after the COVID-19 crisis.
Financial Inclusion and Resilience for FDPs in the Time of COVID-19
Learn about the recently launched "We Build Bridges: Roadmap to the Sustainable and Responsible Financial Inclusion of Forcibly Displaced Persons," in this guest post from BMZ and IRC.
Kenya’s Expansion of G2P Becomes Lifeline During COVID-19 Crisis
Kenya offers higher fees to providers that facilitate digital government-to-person payments in underserved areas. Today, this makes it easier to reach hundreds of thousands of low-income people with assistance during the COVID-19 crisis.