This field note summarizes the steps taken by the World Bank and IFC to operationalize themobile money-based government-to-person (G2P) transfers together with the government of Côte d’Ivoire. While there...
At the time, only about a quarter of adult Africans enjoyed the benefits of access to the financial tools required to be able to grow small-scale businesses, plan for future household expenses, make investments...
Côte d’Ivoire has the world’s largest cocoa sector, producing over 1.4 million metric tons of raw cocoa per year, accounting for thirty two percent of world production. Harvest payments often arrive late...
In many emerging markets, the story is a familiar one. It is the story of challenging operating environments, weak or non-existent linkages among actors within agri-value chains, and insufficient investment...
Côte d’Ivoire has the world’s largest cocoa sector, producing over 1.4 million metric tons of raw cocoa per year, accounting for thirty two percent of world production. Harvest payments often arrive late...
Côte d’Ivoire is the largest Digital financial services (DFS) market in the West African economic and monetary union. Côte d’Ivoire has a high level of inactive DFS accounts that have not been used for...
In many emerging markets, the story is a familiar one. It is the story of challenging operating environments, weak or non-existent linkages among actors within agri-value chains, and insufficient investment...
In many emerging markets, the story is a familiar one. It is the story of challenging operating environments, weak or non-existent linkages among actors within agri-value chains, and insufficient investment...
Côte d’Ivoire is the largest Digital financial services (DFS) market in the West African economic and monetary union. Côte d’Ivoire has a high level of inactive DFS accounts that have not been used for...
The mobile money market in Cote d’Ivoire (CDI) is rapidly evolving. Mobile Financial Services (MFS) in CDI gained significant momentum in 2013 with more than double the number of both active customers...
The main objectives of the workshop were to arrive at a final design for the 1986 production model to identify components of the pump which require further development for future production, and to examine...
In the current political and economic environment, jobs are at the center of political debates in both developed and developing economies. There are many expectations that small enterprises can create...
In the current political and economic environment, jobs are at the center of political debates in both developed and developing economies. There are many expectations that small enterprises can create...
In the past two years, the publication of three impact evaluations of microcredit programs in India, the Philippines, and Morocco precipitated a spate of press reports questioning the value of microcredit...
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...
The potential of branchless banking services to fundamentally transform the way low-income people manage their money has generated tremendous enthusiasm in the financial inclusion world. This paper highlights...
In the past two years, the publication of three impact evaluations of microcredit programs in India, the Philippines, and Morocco precipitated a spate of press reports questioning the value of microcredit...
In the past two years, the publication of three impact evaluations of microcredit programs in India, the Philippines, and Morocco precipitated a spate of press reports questioning the value of microcredit...
The main objectives of the workshop were to arrive at a final design for the 1986 production model to identify components of the pump which require further development for future production, and to examine...