Theme: Responsible Finance

Reimagining the way we examine women-run businesses

This slide deck condenses our gender-focused analysis of data collected under the Corner Shop Diaries project. It unpacks significant differences between men-run and women-run enterprises and the roles of social norms. The deck further discusses what is needed to reimagine the way we examine women-run businesses.

Aug 11, 2021

MSC

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Will the Pandemic Exacerbate or Mitigate the Digital Gender Gap?

COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on women must be urgently addressed through the provision of digital financial literacy and access.

Nov 4, 2020

Parul Tandon and Sonal Jaitly

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on MSMEs: Indonesia report

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.

Jun 16, 2020

Alfa Pelupessy, Astri Sri Sulastri, Gloria Sinaga and Raunak Kapoor

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India: Impact of COVID-19 on Business Correspondents

This report highlights the impact of COVID-19 on business correspondent (BC) agents in India and the issues they faced while delivering financial services in the wake of the pandemic. It also offers policy recommendations to help BCs offer uninterrupted services.

Jun 11, 2020

Aakash Mehrotra, Abhishek Anand, Gayatri Pandey, Manoj Nayak, Mohak Srivastava, Nitish Narain, Surbhi Sood and Shobhit Mishra

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Digital ROSCA—the new kid on the block

Millions of low-income people across the world use ROSCAs as instruments of savings and credit. Since these people are susceptible to income volatility, ROSCAs give them the unique option to pursue a savings goal, as well as an opportunity to build social capital and creditworthiness.

Apr 13, 2020

Akhand Tiwari and Abhishek Gupta

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Nutrition literacy: Charting a new path forward

This blog examines the factors that influence people’s food choices and thus their nutritional intake. It also highlights the need for nutrition literacy among the PDS beneficiaries.

Jan 31, 2020

Neha Parakh, Puneet Khanduja, Mitul Thapliyal and Vijay Ravi

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Theme: Responsible Finance

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