Microfinance Gateway Bulletin - 19 Oct 2016

Editor's Pick: What Lies Behind the Persistent Financial Inclusion Gender Gap?

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Your global resource on financial inclusion | 19 Oct 2016     Français   Español   العربية LATEST FROM THE LIBRARY   Annual Benchmark Report on the Microfinance Sector of Papua New Guinea for FY 2015 Analyzing the financial and operational performance of 9 financial service providers MIX, Oct 2016 Global Panorama on Postal Financial Inclusion 2016 A call for postal networks to digitize to address the challenges of financial inclusion Universal Postal Union, Sep 2016 Credit on the Cusp: Strengthening Credit Markets for Upward Mobility in Africa How credit can help support the emergence of a middle class FSD Africa, Sep 2016   View all Library resources > RECENTLY ADDED JOBS Request for Proposals for Baseline surveys in WASH Microfinance - Cambodia Water.org Cambodia    Program Manager/Associate - Ethiopia One Acre Fund Bahir Dar, Ethiopia Regional Audit Manager, LACRO VisionFund International London, United Kingdom View all Jobs & Internships > UPCOMING TRAINING & EVENTS   East Africa Microfinance Summit 2016 Tanzania Microfinance Institutions Association (TAMFI) 02 Nov 2016 - 04 Nov 2016 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania    Building Resilience through a Client-Centric Model The SEEP Network 08 Nov 2016 | Virtual Sustainable Microfinance and Development Program: Savings Groups Training Carsey School of Public Policy, VSL Associates 28 Nov 2016 - 09 Dec 2016 | Nairobi, Kenya View all Training & Events > EDITOR'S PICK What Lies Behind the Persistent Financial Inclusion Gender Gap? Despite increasing worldwide financial inclusion rates and a "massive drop" of 20% in the number of unbanked individuals from 2011 to 2014, Global Findex data shows that in developing countries, 9% more men than women have bank accounts - a figure that has remained steady even as financial inclusion rates go up. A recent study by FinMark Trust on financial inclusion of women in Southern Africa reveals similar results. In 9 out of 10 countries in the region, women are more financially excluded than men, with an average gender gap in bank account ownership of 7%.    Read more >  ANNOUNCEMENTS Albania: EFSE DF, FED Invest to Foster Rural Development Development Facility of the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE DF) | 19 Oct 2016 New Issue of the BBVAMF's "Progreso" Magazine Features an Interview with the President and CEO of IIF BBVA Microfinance Foundation l 18 Oct 2016 View all Announcements >    Library    Jobs   Training & Events     Announcements   Countries    Topics   Contact

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