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Scaling Parametric Insurance in Pacific Small Island Developing States Through Meso- Level Solutions

This publication focuses on promoting meso-level insurance products designed for development banks, microfinance institutions, provident/pension funds, associations, and cooperatives through the UNCDF-led Pacific Insurance and Climate Adaptation Programme.

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Assessing Digital and Financial Literacy in Tonga: A Survey on Knowledge, Skills and Access

This research explores experiences with traditional and digital financial services to-date, in addition to assessing basic competencies in the areas of digitalization and finance.

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Inclusive Digital Economy Scorecard (IDES) - Tonga 2022

The inclusive digital economy scorecard is a policy tool to help governments set the priorities for their countries’ digital transformation.

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Disaster Risk Finance Strategy: Guideline for Pacific Island Countries

This guideline provides a step-by-step account of how Pacific Island countries can develop national Disaster Risk Financing strategies.

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Strengthening Financial Resilience in the Pacific

This publication captures the lessons learned from implementing climate risk insurance solutions in the Pacific over the last two years.

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Pacific Insurance and Climate Adaptation Programme: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Strategy

This report describes PICAP’s approach towards achieving and mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion to ensure that women and the most vulnerable are fully represented in climate disaster risk financing products (e.g., parametric insurance).

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Seguros Futuro: Growth of El Salvador’s Only Cooperative Insurer

This brief demonstrates the growth of Seguros Futuro and its new parametric insurance product.

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Microfinance Clients Facing the COVID-19 Crisis: From Findings to Action for MFIs

This publication presents the main results of MFI client surveys in seven countries (Bhutan, Myanmar, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Cape Verde and El Salvador), as well as the concrete measures taken by MFIs to meet the needs expressed by their clients.

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Fintech Potential for Remittance Transfers: A Central America Perspective

This paper analyzes the potential for fintech to facilitate cheaper and more efficient remittances, and to enhance financial inclusion in Central America.

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Reducing Incidence of Child Labor and Harmful Conditions of Work in Economic Strengthening Initiatives (RICHES)

Key policy and strategy recommendations that women’s economic empowerment actors, such as financial service providers and women’s business support organizations, can implement at the organizational- and client-level.