Documents & Reports
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Alternative Delivery Channels and Impacts : Agent Banking (English)
This paper reviews evidence on agent networks of microfinance institutions and other financial services providers, which have expanded rapidly in recent years in some low- and middle-income contexts. There...
Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10290 Document Date: February 1, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Buri,Sinja,Cull,Robert J.,Gine,Xavier
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Navigating Through COVID-19 : A Snapshot of How the Pandemic Affects MSMEs in Mali (English)
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting businesses on a national and global scale. International and local restrictions to limit the spread of the virus have had severe economic impact...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 174879 Document Date: January 1, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Murken,Niklas Alexej,Buri,Sinja,Te Vogt,Sten
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Navigating Through COVID-19 : A Snapshot on How the Pandemic Affected MSMEs in Kenya (English)
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is impacting businesses on a national and global scale. As governments introduced measures to contain the domestic spread of the virus, restrictions on...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 174861 Document Date: March 31, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ferber,Tim,Buri,Sinja
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COVID-19 and Women-Led MSMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa - Examining the Impact, Responses, and Solutions (English)
This study aims to develop a deeper qualitative and quantitative understanding of the business and personal impacts of the pandemic on W-MSMEs, as well as on the FIs and other organizations that support...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 159080 Document Date: March 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Daley,Colin Trevor,Khan,Anushe A.,Opolot,Janet Rose,Buri,Sinja,Ruselo,Namhla
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Navigating through COVID-19 : A Snapshot on How the Pandemic Affected MSMEs in Uganda (English)
This note focuses on how micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises are affected by the pandemic and are dealing with its impact in Uganda. This note is a part of a series that provides snapshots of the...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 157656 Document Date: January 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ferber,Tim,Buri,Sinja
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Navigating through COVID-19 : A Snapshot on How the Pandemic Affected MSMEs in Iraq (English)
This note focuses on how micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are affected by the pandemic and are dealing with its impact in Iraq. This note is part of a series that will provide snapshots...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 156655 Document Date: January 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ferber,Tim,Buri,Sinja
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Navigating through COVID-19 : A Snapshot on How the Pandemic Affected MSMEs in Cote d'Ivoire (English)
This note focuses on how micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are affected by the pandemic and are dealing with its impact in Cote d'Ivoire. This note is part of a series that will provide...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 156651 Document Date: December 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ferber,Tim,Buri,Sinja
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Navigating through COVID-19 : A Snapshot on How the Pandemic Affected MSMEs in Sierra Leone (English)
This note focuses on how micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are affected by the pandemic and are dealing with its impact in Sierra Leone. This note is part of a series that will provide...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 156648 Document Date: October 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ferber,Tim,Buri,Sinja
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Navigating through COVID-19 : A Snapshot on How the Pandemic Affected MSMEs in Guinea (English)
This note focuses on how micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are affected by the pandemic and are dealing with its impact in Guinea. This note is part of a series that will provide snapshots...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 156523 Document Date: September 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ferber,Tim,Buri,Sinja
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Poverty Estimation with Satellite Imagery at Neighborhood Levels : Results and Lessons for Financial Inclusion from Ghana and Uganda (English)
By successfully reaching historically underserved and vulnerable populations such as women, the poor, and people living in rural communities, Digital Financial Services have contributed to unprecedented...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 137300 Document Date: April 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Heitmann,Soren,Buri,Sinja
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Small Businesses and Digital Financial Services – Predictive Modelling and Segmentation for Market Sizing and Product Design (English)
Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises are the backbone of vibrant and dynamic economies. But they are sometimes hard for financial institutions to identify because of the methods they use to conduct...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 137301 Document Date: April 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Buri,Sinja,Van Der Westhuizen,Morne,Heitmann,Soren
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Do Agent Networks Help to Boost Savings? – Effects on Institutional Deposit Mobilization and Customer Saving Behavior (English)
Savings benefit both the providers of Digital Financial Services (DFS) and their customers. Customers who use DFS accounts to save money can improve their financial resilience, build a buffer against income...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 137296 Document Date: March 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Buri,Sinja,Reitzug,Fabian,Heitmann,Soren,De Araujo Marinho Filho,Eduardo Celso
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The pros and cons of agent banking : evidence from Senegal (English)
This study seeks to estimate the effects of access to agent banking on opening and usage of a savings account in urban and peri-urban areas in Senegal. A randomly selected group of individuals were given...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 126040 Document Date: May 1, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Buri,Sinja,Cull,Robert J.,Giné, Xavier,Harten,Sven,Heitmann,Soren
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Digital access : the future of financial inclusion in Africa (English)
At the time, only about a quarter of adult Africans enjoyed the benefits of access to the financial tools required to be able to grow small-scale businesses, plan for future household expenses, make investments...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 128850 Document Date: May 1, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Bille,Fahima Said,Buri,Sinja,Crenn,Tiphaine A.,Denyes,Lesley Sarah,Hassam,Chabir Vali Taibo,Heitmann,Soren,Koblank, Anna,Leonard,Matthew Scott,Lonie, Susie,Maiga,Aliou,Martinez,Meritxell,Mudiri,Joseck Roudolf Luminzu,Mukoma,Lovy Yoha,Oyier,Omoneka Jemilat,Muzondo,Wellington,Mwangi,Patricia,Naouar,Riadh,Ngahu,John Irungu,Oroko,Everlyn Iminza,Ramji,Minakshi
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Banking with agents : experimental evidence from Senegal (English)
This paper uses a randomized controlled trial to study the effects of access to agent banking. Individuals were encouraged to open an account and transact at a banking agent or a branch of a financial...
Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS8417 Document Date: April 19, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Buri,Sinja,Cull,Robert J.,Gine,Xavier,Harten,Sven,Heitmann,Soren
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Who are the microfinance clients? : a case study on customer segmentation and product development (English)
Two thirds of adults in Sub-Saharan Africa don’t have access to formal financial services, which means the large majority do not have access to secure and productive means of saving, safe, and efficient...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 128213 Document Date: October 1, 2015 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Harten,Sven,Buri,Sinja