by Harriet Ritchie -

MICROFINANCE PAPER WRAP-UP: “SME Finance Loans for Growth,” Published by Symbiotics

This paper offers an analysis of the impact of the SME Finance Loans For Growth (LFG) fund from its launch in 2016 through 2020. LFG is a collaboration of three Swiss organizations, the Symbiotics Group, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and

by Jessica McLeod -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Azerpost, IFC Expanding Rural Mobile Financial Services with Postal Service to Act as Agent for Banks in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s postal services company, Azerpost, is partnering with the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to boost financial literacy in the country and introduce a mobile wallet service, with a particular focus on reaching rural areas. The effort, which is supported by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of Switzerland (SECO), builds on the recent rollout of