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Approximately 281 million migrants, nearly half of whom are women, live and work outside their home countries. Any unforeseen events affecting these migrants, such as death, sickness or job loss, negatively impact the financial stability of the recipient family, leading to an excessive debt trap, inequality and poverty. Insurance and pensions are essential safeguards for […]

Approximately 281 million migrants, nearly half of whom are women, live and work outside their home countries. Any unforeseen events affecting these migrants, such as death, sickness or job loss, negatively impact the financial stability of the recipient family, leading to an excessive debt trap, inequality and poverty. Insurance and pensions are essential safeguards for […]

*16h-17h CET on 03 March 2022 About the session This webinar, co-organized with the International Trade Centre (ITC), brings together a panel of representatives from both the supply and demand side of green finance targeting agri-SMEs and farmers’ organizations in the coffee sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The discussion will build on […]

Lessons from the second Inclusive Insurance Innovation Lab – Public Dialogue The second A2ii Inclusive Insurance Innovation Lab (iii-lab) took place from March 2020 – November 2021. Country teams from Argentina, India, Morocco and Rwanda worked on innovative approaches to develop their inclusive insurance markets. Recognising that vulnerable populations often do not know about insurance as a risk management tool and/or […]

December 1, 2021 | 2:00pm EST (1:00pm CST, 4:00pm ART/BRT) | Zoom Join this event and learn How to Do Business with Corporate Procurement at the World Bank Group, what it purchases, and what it is doing to increase participation of women-owned businesses in the procurement processes and across the supply chain. The event will also […]

Background Cooperative Financial Institutions (CFIs) are important providers of financial services to poor and middle-income people, and significant drivers of financial inclusion. Aside from their strong presence and relevance in developed economies, especially Europe and North America, CFIs are highly significant in financial inclusion in the developing world. Their pervasive presence in rural areas, and […]

2:00 PM to 3:15 PM (CEST) How digitalization can bring about productive growth for micro and small enterprises English, French and Spanish interpretation will be provided AGENDA   Welcome remarks Vic Van Vuuren, Director Enterprises Department, ILO Opening remarks Martha Newton, Deputy Director-General for Policy, ILO Roberto Suárez Santos, Secretary-General, IOE Andrea Ostheimer, Executive Director […]

The 2021 European Microfinance Award “Inclusive Finance and Health Care” intends to highlight initiatives that facilitate access to quality and affordable health care for low-income communities. The European Microfinance Award is a prestigious annual award with €100,000 for the winner and €10,000 for the 2 runners-up, to promote financial inclusion initiatives and highlight their innovating […]