Category: Knowledge Corner | Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative

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We-Fi Zambia: Impacts and Prospects for Women-Owned Businesses

Many financial institutions overlook women and women-owned enterprises as a distinct asset class, despite their…

Suzanne PerezNovember 12, 2026

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Lower Non-performing Loans (NPLs) for Women and Women-owned Enterprises

Many financial institutions overlook women and women-owned enterprises as a distinct asset class, despite their…

Suzanne PerezMarch 20, 2026

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How Performance-Based Incentives Changed Mindsets and Improved Supply Chain Resilience in A Honduran Textile Manufacturer

This case study documents how a gender-focused performance-based incentive (PBI) and advisory service embedded in…

Suzanne PerezDecember 5, 2025

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What Enables Her Business to Grow: A Segmentation Framework Serving Women-Led Businesses in Emerging Markets

Governments, financial institutions, and development actors increasingly recognize the vital role that women-owned and led…

Suzanne PerezJuly 21, 2025

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Revisiting the Evidence Base: Supporting Women Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries

This paper presents the findings of a comprehensive literature review to identify evidence on what works to…

Suzanne PerezMay 1, 2025

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Where are the Women Entrepreneurs? A Case Study on Standard Chartered’s SocialAI Model to Identify Women-Owned SMEs in Bank Portfolios

Flavia PollesJanuary 30, 2025

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Research Shows the Cost-Effective Power of Networks for Women Entrepreneurs

Networking programs that connect women entrepreneurs with their peers help the women develop as leaders…

We-Fi SecretariatJune 6, 2024

Community meeting. Woman raises hand to speak. Aurangabad, India.

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Research on India Suggests Women Are a Key to Fast Economic Growth

By Elizabeth MacBride, Senior Knowledge and Advocacy Consultant, We-Fi Secretariat Removing the barriers to women’s…

We-Fi SecretariatJune 5, 2024

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Changing Finance on Behalf of Women: Action on Performance-Based Financial Incentives

Only about one in four businesses around the world is owned by a woman. Watch…

Suzanne PerezApril 26, 2024

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Increasing Financing of Women-led SMEs by Bridging Research to Practice

Insights from the EBRD, We-Fi, CEPR Research Conference: “Financing Women-led SMEs” How can rigorous evidence…

Suzanne PerezNovember 28, 2023

[2025 Annual Report] From Capital to Jobs: Scaling Finance for Women Entrepreneurs

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