Over the past few years, Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Iraq have emerged as credible sources of financing for low …-income households and entrepreneurs, both underserved by conventional banks. Microfinance services in Iraq, however, are still nascent … currently obstructed by regulatory hurdles. This diagnostic report aims to present and assess the current microfinance landscape …

to several policy interventions in Pakistan over the past decade and a half, including the promotion of microfinance, the …

range of development benefits follow. When women in India received personal accounts linked to a jobs guarantee program …

governing foreign direct investment (FDI) in India. Since legal and regulatory frameworks are constantly evolving, a cut …

provides a status of financial inclusion and access to finance in Ghana, along with a review of banking and microfinance … collection of analytical work related to access to finance agenda, including notes on the microfinance sector, private equity and …

The report analyzes the status of the Nigerian Microfinance Banks (MFBs) sector and aims to identify and address the … challenges of its effective regulation and supervision. Ensuring the financial soundness of the MFB sector is regarded as a … Department (OFISD) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to inform OFISD's efforts to develop a strategy for regulation of the MFB …