In December 2015, at the Conference of the Parties 21 (COP 21) in Paris, France, 196 countries came together to forge a climate change agreement that pledged to keep global warming to 2 degrees Celsius...
Historically the financial system has responded to the needs of the time. A global consensus has arisen that sustainable growth will be one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century, as demonstrated...
This report presents a collection of stories of people from all over the world that changed their lives by securing a loan to buy, build, or improve one’s home. The stories - better than any statistics...
Less than a quarter of adults in Sub-Saharan Africa have access to formal financial services. Lack of access to finance is a key constraint on the growth of small and medium enterprises in Sub-Saharan...
Job creation and economic growth through private sector development have become primary areas of focus for policy makers around the world in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Recent evidence...
Less than a quarter of adults in Sub-Saharan Africa have access to formal financial services. Lack of access to finance is a key constraint on the growth of small and medium enterprises in Sub-Saharan...
This report was produced by IFC on behalf of the the G-20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion's (GPFI) SME Finance Sub-Group. Launched at the G20 Summit in November 2011, the report highlights key...
The group of 20 (G-20) recognizes data and measurement as an essential foundation for advancing financial inclusion at a global level. The data and measurement sub-group, in its first year, was tasked...
This report highlights key trends, challenges, and opportunities for advancing financial inclusion and presents major high-level policy recommendations for consideration by the Group of 20 (G-20) policy...
Micro, small, and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs, enterprises that typically have fewer than 250 employees) contribute significantly to economic development. This is particularly evident in developing...
Data gathered during the past four years in Mexico, Colombia and Brazil suggests that in these countries somewhere between 65 and 85 percent of urban households do not hold any kind of deposit account...
This Banks World newsletter includes some of the following headings: challenges vs. opportunity; by BW reporter; Vatican backs Bank, by Lauren Ptito; Bank spells out plans for war on connection, by BW...