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COVID-19: Crisis as Opportunity for Urban Cash Transfers?
Based on a literature review and case studies of various urban cash transfer schemes in response to the COVID-19 crisis, this paper explores the successes and challenges of implementing cash transfers in urban settings in response to a large, covariate shock.
Investing in Financial Inclusion for Climate Resilience and Adaptation: The Role of Islamic Financial Services
This briefing note was prepared ahead of the UN Climate Summit in 2019 to examine the opportunities for investing in Sharia-compliant financial products.
Financial Inclusion, Regulation, and Inclusive Growth in Ethiopia
Assessing factors responsible for poor growth of the financial sector in Ethiopia
Debt Sustainability in HIPCs in a New Age of Choice
Studying debt relief initiatives and development finance landscape for public debt sustainability
Where Next for Aid? The Post-2015 Opportunity
Identifying the importance of development aid in the post-2015 era
Lost in Intermediation: How Excessive Charges Undermine the Benefits of Remittances for Africa
Evaluating the state of remittances for Africa and suggesting remedial measures
Microfinance as a Development and Poverty Reduction Policy: Is it Everything it's Cracked Up to Be?
Does microfinance have a positive impact on poverty reduction?
Developing a Methodology for Assessing Aid Effectiveness: An Options Paper
Developing an enhanced aid effectiveness measurement
Livelihoods, Migration and Remittance Flows in Times of Crisis and Conflict: Case Studies for Darfur, Sudan
Examining impact of conflict on migration and remittances
Cash Grants and Microfinance in Livelihood Recovery: Experiences from Tsunami-Affected Areas of Sri Lanka
Recommending best practices for microenterprise recovery programs