Tag: Philippines

Philippines: Impact of COVID-19 on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

The extended community quarantine imposed by the government to contain the spread of COVID-19 has adversely affected MSMEs in the Philippines. This report outlines the impact of the pandemic on MSMEs and provides recommendations for policymakers to support their recovery.

Aug 4, 2020

Aakash Mehrotra, Gayatri, Mohak Srivastava, Nitish Narain, Shobhit Mishra and Louie Cepe

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How do MFI Clients Spend Remittance Money in the Philippines

In this video, Louie Cepe, Manager at MicroSave, talks about behavioural issues that drive utilisation of remittance income by recipients. He elaborates on how providers can nudge their clients to judiciously use the remittance money.

May 30, 2017

Louie Cepe

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Accelerating Financial Inclusion in South-East Asia with Digital Finance

Digital finance presents a potentially transformational opportunity to advance financial inclusion. In this report commissioned by the Asian Development Bank, the role that digital finance can play in accelerating financial inclusion, focusing on four Southeast Asian markets – Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Myanmar is discussed.

Jan 31, 2017

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Unleashing International Remittances – Technology Driven Solutions for Indonesia

This PB analyses four models that are tailored to cater to the Indonesian market and to the needs of the migrant communities both at the sending and the receiving end.

Sep 9, 2016

Ghiyazuddin Mohammad and Disha Mohinani

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Institutionalising Social Performance Management In Financial Institutions: What Does It Take? – Part 1

Implementing social performance management (SPM) in microfinance institutions (MFIs) has challenges. The Part 1 of this Briefing Note (BN) explains the first two pillars viz. Board commitment and management’s role.

Jul 12, 2016

Angela Wambugu and Sunil Bhat

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Mission-Focused Decision Making at ASKI – A Case Study on Social Performance Management

This case study traces ASKI’s one-year journey to strengthen its capacity to track and report on its progress to attain its mission.

Aug 25, 2015

Jesila Ledesma, Lalaine Joyas and Rajarshi Dutta

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