by Jessica McLeod -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Sudan Establishing Digital Transformation Agency to Promote E-payments, Financial Inclusion; Joins UNCDF’s Better Than Cash Alliance

The Republic of Sudan recently joined the Better Than Cash Alliance, an initiative of the UN Capital Development Fund, as part of its effort to expedite the country’s transition to the use of digital payments. This effort is a major element of Sudan’s economic reform

by Meghan Gillis -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Sudan’s Northern Darfur Ministry of Finance Seeking to Improve Women’s Access to Microfinance

According to a statement attributed to Abu Daoud Suleiman, the Minister of Finance, Economy, and Civil Service of the Sudanese state of North Darfur, his state reportedly will seek to increase rural women’s access to funds from microfinance institutions because “women demonstrate commitment to repaying installations on time.”