MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: MLF Malawi Partnering with ADA, Grameen Credit Agricole to Develop Digital Finance for Women Farmers

The Malawi-based unit of the UK’s Microloan Foundation (MLF) recently partnered with two Luxembourgish NGOs, the Grameen Credit Agricole (GCA) Foundation and ADA (Appui au Développement Autonome), to boost its services to female smallholder farmers by creating digital loan, savings and transfer products tailored to their needs. A total of 17,000 women are to be trained in using the new products with the aim of

MICROFINANCE PAPER WRAP UP: “High-saving Youth in Smallholder Households: An Untapped Market,” Published by CGAP

This is a summary of a paper by Jamie Anderson, Ramesh Karuppusamy, Paul Enrico Neumann and Vijendran Thangavel; published by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor); November 2018; 4 pages; available at:
https://www.cgap.org/sites/default/files/publications/Brief-High-Saving-Youth-Nov-2018_1.pdf

As in many places, mobile financial services are becoming increasingly popular in rural parts of developing countries. However, the authors of this paper argue