impede women's economic empowerment, as well as ways in which the law can be used as a tool to create behavioral changes and … been implemented in differing contexts to help achieve women's economic empowerment. Given the relevance to the Fund …, and incentivize, women's economic empowerment. Although this paper highlights dominant belief systems and cultural norms …

economic growth, can potentially influence women's welfare. Using a panel dataset of 94 developing countries from 1990 to 2015 …, we find that FDI inflows improve women's welfare and decrease gender inequality. However, the impact is lower in … countries where women have low access to resources and face a heavier burden to open a business. This suggests that for …

risk management. The paper draws on findings from the IMF Article IV Database, selected FSAP and country cases, and gives …-related risks for central banks should be addressed by operationalizing sound internal risk management by establishing and … strengthening an integrated risk management approach throughout the organization, including a dedicated risk management unit …

We examine how the development of the digital infrastructure known as the 'India Stack'-including an interoperable … of financial services. While each individual component of the India Stack is important, we argue that its key overarching … synergies across the layers of the Stack. Until recently, a large share of India's population lacked access to formal banking …

Gender gaps in womens' economic opportunities-labor market and entrepreneurship-have remained high in India. Lack of … higher female entrepreneurship and employment, which boosts India's output by 1.6 percent. However, regulations and gender … adequate collateral limits women entrepreneurs' ability to access formal finance, leaving them to rely on informal sources …