Documents et rapports

The Pacific Microfinance Initiative : In Partnership with the Australian Government (anglais)

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has launched the Pacific Microfinance Initiative in partnership with the Australian Government to improve access to basic financial services, particularly for women...

Does Financial Development Reduce Gender Disparity in Top Manager Positions in Manufacturing SMEs in Developing Countries ? (anglais)

Women often face more hurdles than men in obtaining finance. This is especially so when credit supply is limited and financial markets are less developed. As a result, owners of firms may prefer men over...

Evening the Credit Score ? Impact of Psychometric Loan Appraisal for Women Entrepreneurs (anglais)

Women’s lower rates of ownership of collateralizable assets are a constraint to accessing larger business loans. This paper tests the impact of using psychometric credit scoring as a substitute for collateral...

Using Biometrics to Deliver Cash Payments to Women : Early Results From an Impact Evaluation in Pakistan - Evidence Note (anglais)

Pakistan’s Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) provides unconditional cash transfers to women in seven million of the country’s poorest households. Beginning in 2017, BISP adopted biometric verification...

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Le dernier rapport sur la situation économique de la Côte d`Ivoire constate qu`en 2016 et pendant les premiers mois de 2017, le pays a continué d’enregistrer une croissance économique parmi les plus fortes...

Mobile technologies and digitized data to promote access to finance for women in agriculture (anglais)

The evidence that women both drive agricultural production and rely on it for their livelihoods means that greater financial and informational service provision to women, especially through digital channels...

Jordan - Enhancing Community-Driven Legal Aid Services to the Poor Project : procurement plan (anglais)

Africa - Sahel Women's Empowerment and Demographics Project : procurement plan : Plan de passation des marches simplifies (français)

Women in agriculture : the impact of male out-migration on women's agency, household welfare, and agricultural productivity : Las mujeres en la agricultura : el impacto de la emigración masculina sobre la capacidad de acción de las mujeres, el bienestar del hogar, y la productividad agrícola (espagnol)

Migration is transforming rural economies, landscapes, and potentially, gender relations. Migration is one of the drivers of the so-called feminization of agriculture in Latin America. This feminization...

Middle East and North Africa (MENA) - Enhancing Microfinance Amongst Women and Youth in MENA Project : procurement plan : Plan de passation de marche (français)

Increasing access to finance for women entrepreneurs in Lebanon (anglais)

IFC is working with BLC Bank to improve access to finance and support the growth of women-owned businesses in Lebanon. With IFC support, BLC Bank launched the women’s empowerment initiative, offering a...

Ready for growth : solutions to increase access to finance for women-owned businesses in the Middle East and North Africa (Vol. 2 of 2) : Main report (anglais)

Produced by Vital Voices Global Partnership in cooperation with IFC and the MENA Businesswomen's Network, this report surveyed 431 women business owners across 8 economies in the Middle East and North...

The status and progress of women in the Middle East and North Africa (anglais)

Over the years, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) social and economic development group has regularly compiled briefs on the status and progress of women in the region for internal and external use...

Women in mining : a guide to integrating women into the workforce (anglais)

This guide provides a conceptual framework and a step-by-step approach to integrating women into mining and other extractive and heavy industries. It also shows how companies can increase the benefits...

Ethiopia - Women's earnings increase (arabe)

La voix des femmes entrepreneures au Rwanda (français)

Ce rapport sur la Voix des femmes chefs d’entreprise du Rwanda aide à reconnaître le rôle important que jouent les femmes d’affaires dans l’économie nationale en faisant la lumière sur les problèmes auxquels...

Women heads undertakings in Tunisia : Les femmes chefs d'entreprises en Tunisie (français)

Voices of women entrepreneurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina (bosniaque)

Increasingly, the importance of women's entrepreneurship and its contribution to economic growth is being recognized around the world. Entrepreneurship creates new jobs, which is essential in a country...

Banking on women in business : case study - Nigeria (anglais)

Women entrepreneurs represent a large potential market for African banks. Financing them is good for business - and good for long-term sustainable development. But most African banks will not cater to...

The situation of women entrepreneurs in Luanda : A situação das mulheres empresárias de Luanda (portugais)