financial inclusion

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A Decision Tree for Digital Financial Inclusion Policymaking
Liliana Rojas-Suarez
November 18, 2019
CGD is developing a new analytical framework, A Policy Decision Tree for Improving Financial Inclusion. The Tree is a decision-making tool focused on digital financial services (DFS) that will help in diagnosing country-specific binding constraints that impede significant im...
Blog Post
How Tough Is It to Be a Tech Entrepreneur in Nigeria? Results from a New Survey
Vijaya Ramachandran
and
Junaid Sadiq Masood
November 12, 2019
A new survey of Nigerian tech firms from CGD and the ONE Campaign brings new data on the challenges and opportunities for the tech sector.
Blog Post
Branch to Root: A New ‘Decision Tree’ Tool to Improve Financial Inclusion
Liliana Rojas-Suarez
October 31, 2019
Despite a broad recognition that increased access to financial services can bring significant benefits to the poor, catalyzing economic development, financial inclusion in emerging markets and developing economies continues to lag far behind expectations. While a large number of countries have ...
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Banco de España Conference Session III - Emerging Economies: Managing the Permanence of Spillovers.
September 19, 2019
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Here’s What Ethiopia Needs to Become Africa’s Next Tech Hub
Kyle Navis
and
W. Gyude Moore
August 12, 2019
Ethiopia has its sights set on becoming Africa’s next tech hub, rivalling Nairobi, Lagos, and Cape Town. But in its quest for digital supremacy, Ethiopia will need to take steps to create an enabling environment for the digital startup sector, which across Africa is driven in large part b...
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Mexico’s Financial Risks: Solving Pemex for a Solvent Mexico
Laura Alfaro et al.
July 18, 2019
Mexico’s financial risks and the policies being adopted by the new administration cannot be adequately assessed without recognizing key features that characterize certain initial conditions. 
Blog Post
Should Developing Countries Borrow Internationally to Finance Social Sector Development?
Masood Ahmed
July 17, 2019
I’ve been given two kinds of arguments in support of not borrowing for social sector projects. The first is about their ability to repay the borrowing by generating enough foreign exchange.  And the second is skepticism about the productivity of government spending in these areas. Let me ...