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

December 5, 2025

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…

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What Enables Her Business to Grow: A Segmentation Framework Serving Women-Led Businesses in Emerging Markets Featured StoryKnowledge CornerPractice Notes & Toolkits

July 21, 2025

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…

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Revisiting the Evidence Base: Supporting Women Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries Knowledge CornerNews

May 1, 2025

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…

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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 Featured StoryKnowledge CornerThematic NotesWE Finance Code

January 30, 2025

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

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

June 6, 2024

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…

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

June 5, 2024

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…

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

April 26, 2024

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…

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

November 28, 2023

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…

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New Policy Brief: Women Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies Featured StoryKnowledge Corner

September 20, 2023

New Policy Brief: Women Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies

Watch the Webinar Recording Women entrepreneurs in emerging economies represent some of the most vulnerable…

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2022 Evidence Paper and Review of We-Fi’s Theory of Change Knowledge Corner

July 7, 2022

2022 Evidence Paper and Review of We-Fi’s Theory of Change

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

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We-Fi Sponsors New Research on Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge CornerNews

February 12, 2022

We-Fi Sponsors New Research on Women Entrepreneurship

New research released by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) with support from Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative…

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The Case for Insuring Women for a Better Tomorrow IFCKnowledge Corner

December 13, 2021

The Case for Insuring Women for a Better Tomorrow

Case studies in Nigeria, South Africa, Bangladesh, and the Philippines

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Sourcing2Equal Kenya: Barriers and Approaches to Increase Access to Markets for Women- Owned Businesses IFCKnowledge Corner

June 28, 2021

Sourcing2Equal Kenya: Barriers and Approaches to Increase Access to Markets for Women- Owned Businesses

IFC undertook a study to understand the barriers that 571 Kenyan SMEs face in accessing…

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Movable Asset Based Lending in Zambia Market Study Knowledge CornerThe World Bank

March 30, 2021

Movable Asset Based Lending in Zambia Market Study

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Access to Finance and Capacity Building of Women-led Small and Medium Enterprises in Zambia Knowledge CornerThe World Bank

March 15, 2021

Access to Finance and Capacity Building of Women-led Small and Medium Enterprises in Zambia

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COVID-19 Response: Corporate Strategies for Supporting Small and Medium Enterprise Suppliers in the Andean Region IFCKnowledge Corner

January 22, 2021

COVID-19 Response: Corporate Strategies for Supporting Small and Medium Enterprise Suppliers in the Andean Region

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Improving SME Access to Trade Credit and Financing in MENA Knowledge CornerThe World Bank

December 5, 2020

Improving SME Access to Trade Credit and Financing in MENA

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COVID-19 and the Insurance Industry: Why a Gender-Sensitive Response Matters IFCKnowledge Corner

June 4, 2020

COVID-19 and the Insurance Industry: Why a Gender-Sensitive Response Matters

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Growing as Equals – Banking on Women, a Business Opportunity IDB ResourcesKnowledge Corner

March 30, 2020

Growing as Equals – Banking on Women, a Business Opportunity

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Venture Capital and the Gender Financing Gap: The Role of Accelerators Knowledge Corner

March 4, 2020

Venture Capital and the Gender Financing Gap: The Role of Accelerators

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Creating Markets and Finance for All: IFC We-Fi Project Briefs Knowledge Corner

February 14, 2020

Creating Markets and Finance for All: IFC We-Fi Project Briefs

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The Virtual Marketplace: Connecting Women-Owned SMEs to E-Commerce Platforms in MENA Knowledge Corner

December 11, 2019

The Virtual Marketplace: Connecting Women-Owned SMEs to E-Commerce Platforms in MENA

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New Database Shows Clear Gap Between Female and Male Entrepreneurs Knowledge CornerNewsThe World Bank

December 8, 2019

New Database Shows Clear Gap Between Female and Male Entrepreneurs

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New report highlights progress in gender equality in the tourism sector Knowledge CornerNews

November 18, 2019

New report highlights progress in gender equality in the tourism sector

A new publication highlights the progress the global tourism sector has made in advancing gender…

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Pakistan Startup Ecosystem Report 2019 Knowledge Corner

November 3, 2019

Pakistan Startup Ecosystem Report 2019

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SME Governance Guidebook Knowledge Corner

October 28, 2019

SME Governance Guidebook

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Case Study: Women Entrepreneurs Find Business Opportunities in Nigeria’s Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Sector Knowledge Corner

October 28, 2019

Case Study: Women Entrepreneurs Find Business Opportunities in Nigeria’s Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Sector

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Strategies to Increase Access to Markets for Women-Owned Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in South Africa Knowledge Corner

October 15, 2019

Strategies to Increase Access to Markets for Women-Owned Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in South Africa

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Profiting from Parity: Unlocking the Potential of Women’s Businesses in Africa Knowledge Corner

October 15, 2019

Profiting from Parity: Unlocking the Potential of Women’s Businesses in Africa

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Women, Business and the Law 2019: A Decade of Reform Knowledge Corner

October 15, 2019

Women, Business and the Law 2019: A Decade of Reform

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