2021 APFIF Policy Dialogue: Emerging Priorities in the COVID-19 Era
The importance of achieving financial inclusion has gained greater attention recently due to the economic impact of the pandemic and the...
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The BWTP blog features interviews and posts from financial inclusion practitioners throughout Asia. This space shares lessons learned, new ideas and upcoming research from the field.
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Stephen Taylor
- Aug 4, 2021
- 1 min
Small but mighty
In her final essay, Greta Bull reflects on several lessons learned in the course of her time as CGAP’s CEO: Beware of hype Serving the...
Stephen Taylor
- Mar 1, 2021
- 1 min
Md Shafiqual Haque Choudhury, microfinance pioneer
Sadly, we learned of Md Shafiqual Haque Choudhury's passing, another of the world's leaders and innovators in microfinance. Shafiqual...
Stephen Taylor
- Nov 27, 2020
- 4 min
Enabling Financial Inclusion through E-commerce
Recommendations for Policymakers and Regulators
Stephen Taylor
- Nov 12, 2020
- 3 min
Making Digital Financial Services to Work for the Base of the Economy
Recommendations for Policymakers and Regulators
Shawn Hunter
- Oct 29, 2020
- 3 min
Role of Microfinance in Enhancing Opportunity and Resilience in Response to Covid-19
Recommendations for Policymakers and Regulators
Stephen Taylor
- Sep 22, 2020
- 2 min
FDC Convenes Policy Dialogue on Progressing Financial Inclusion in an Age of Disruption
On 9 September 2020, FDC, in partnership with the Asian Development Bank Institute and the Bank of Papua New Guinea, hosted the 10th...
Stephen Taylor
- Jun 4, 2020
- 5 min
Necessity - the mother of intervention
Government responses to stem COVID-19’s consequences have been slow to reach those at the base of the economy. COVID-19 is impacting...
Stephen Taylor
- May 21, 2020
- 1 min
2019 Inclusive Finance India Report
In 2019 BWTP supported the 16th annual Inclusive Finance India Summit which took place in New Delhi from 4-5 December. The Summit...
Stephen Taylor
- May 17, 2020
- 3 min
What does the future hold for microfinance post-COVID-19?
Six esteemed analysts* draw on an extensive survey of microfinance enterprises, loan officers, regulators and microfinance institutions...
Stephen Taylor
- Feb 17, 2020
- 1 min
Viji Das - inspirational microfinance industry leader and advocate of the poor.
Sadly, we learned of the passing of Vijayalaskhmi Das earlier this week. Viji was an accomplished microfinance operator in India, a...
Stephen Taylor
- Dec 16, 2019
- 1 min
Driving Impact in the Inclusive Finance Ecosystem: Recommendations for Policy Makers and Regulators
The rise of digital technologies in recent years has had a significant impact on financial inclusion. The changes technology introduces...
Stephen Taylor
- Nov 20, 2019
- 1 min
BWTP Supports the Inclusive Finance India Summit
The 16th annual Inclusive Finance India Summit is occurring on the 4th and 5th of December in New Delhi. Hosted by Access and Access...
Stephen Taylor
- Sep 23, 2019
- 1 min
APFIF Explores Designing an Inclusive-Finance System for the Region's Underserved
The 2019 Asia Pacific Financial Inclusion Forum (APFIF), a policy initiative of the APEC Finance Ministers’ Process, convened in Tokyo,...
Michelle Curry
- Jun 27, 2019
- 4 min
The Inclusion Imperative II: Creating a Transitional Inclusive-Finance System
The 2018 Asia-Pacific Inclusion Forum (APFIF) the Inclusion Imperative I: A Call to Action, convened by FDC in partnership with the Asian...
Stephen Taylor
- May 14, 2019
- 2 min
FDC Releases Policy Recommendations to Support Inclusive Growth and Development
Rising levels of inequality across the Asia-Pacific are having an adverse impact on the region’s poor and disadvantaged while also...