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Resource Type: Research papers

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Is access to smartphones essential to bridge the digital divide?

Leveraging potential of agents and merchants to improve customer onboarding and customer experience and increased...
Jan 28, 2022

Kritika Shukla and Vedika Tibrewala

Efficacy of MGNREGA in mitigating the loss in income and...

This paper evaluates the efficacy of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)...
Oct 7, 2021

Kritika Shukla, Anit Mukherjee, Mitul Thapliyal, Anurodh Giri, Alan Gelb and Brian Webster

Social assistance and information in the initial phase of the...

India’s early response to the COVID-19 pandemic included several measures, including a nationwide lockdown, an...
Aug 5, 2021

MSC

Five ways in which the pandemic hit women and girls...

In India, the urgency of dealing with COVID-19 has diverted attention away from serious issues...
Jul 8, 2021

Anshul Saxena, Tenzin Varma, Vishes Jena and Mohak Srivastava

Impact of COVID-19 on FinTechs: India

This report delves deep into the innovative strategies FinTechs used to overcome the pandemic, measures...
Jun 23, 2021

Agnes Salyanty, Alfa Pelupessy, Ira Aprilianti, Louie Cepe and Sheila Carina

Impact of COVID-19 on CICO agents in Indonesia

This study assesses the impact of COVID-19 on the demand for financial services through agents...
Apr 14, 2021
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