Theme: Private Sector Development

In this blog, we present key insights from MSC’s research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and their coping strategies. We conclude with recommendations for the government to formulate policy measures and for the donor agencies to support the recovery of Kenyan MSMEs and build their resilience.

The COVID-19 crisis has proven devastating for MSMEs in Indonesia, which have seen their revenues reduce to almost half. Our report analyzes the economic consequences of the pandemic on MSMEs, highlights their coping strategies, and provides policy recommendations to help them recover.

Tanzania is often cited as a model competitive market in digital financial services (DFS) with the three major providers healthily competing against one another. However, the story is a bit more complicated than that, and to really understand market dynamics in Tanzania it helps to examine competition from a few angles, and on a more […]

This blog recounts the learning from pilot programmes around Aadhaar enabled systems that has great potential, but to scale up, many barriers remain to be addressed.

In this blog, Amir Hamza shares the experiences on how the Aadhaar story is unfolding in East Godvari, India. Its implementation challenges, learning and impact.

PNG is a challenging country to offer any financial service, let alone insurance. Oliver Ullrich shares his experience of delivering microinsurance in a particularly challenging environment.