Rural Finance and Investment Insights: October 2020

Note from the editor

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Case study on women’s participation in the maize and bean value chains in Rwanda

The purpose of this study was to analyse the position of women in the maize and bean value chains in Rwanda, as well as the current and potential role of financial service providers (FSPs) in strengthening the positioning of women in these chains.

Crowdfunding Malian diaspora remittances to finance rural entrepreneurship

This case study examines a pilot initiative carried out by the IFAD-supported Rural Youth Vocational Training, Employment and Entrepreneurship Support Project (FIER) in Mali, to leverage diaspora remittances abroad as a way to support rural entrepreneurship in the home country.

What Makes Digital Banking Inclusive? Case Studies from Emerging Markets

Can the new generation of digital banks change this situation and bring better services to excluded customers? In this webinar, it will address these questions and more using the analysis of digital banks serving the underserved in India, Mexico, the Philippines and South Africa. It will also discuss the potential of “neobanks,” a new type of non-bank player competing with traditional banks.

Policy and Regulatory Environment for the Development of China’s Inclusive Rural Digital Finance Services: Practice, Experience and Prospects

The symposium will discuss opportunities and challenges that China is facing in the process of developing digital financial services and rural digitalization under the recent rapid development of its rural digital financial industry.

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