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This report aims to independently assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the current Enterprise Challenge Fund 'ECF' pilot programme and advise on how this could be enhanced. It also critically assess the merits of a second phase of ECF funding.

Esta publicación presenta un análisis del entorno de los servicios financieros a través de las tecnologías móviles en Latinoamérica y el Caribe. Esto a través del desarrollo de la situación de seis países de la región ( Bolivia, Brasil, Ecuador, México, Perú y República Dominicana) en cuestiones de servicios financieros, servicios móviles y mejores prácticas para servicios financieros móviles.

This report presents a case study analysis on the use of Public Finance Mechanisms to scale up private sector investment in climate solutions. It outlines the key findings and an overview of the themes that emerge from the five case studies illustrated.

This article focuses on external financial institutions operating in Africa and Latin America that use innovative approaches to value chain finance to serve both small-scale rural producers, and the small and growing businesses that link them to urban and export markets.

Este estudio desarrolla el concepto y describe a la población de la base de la pirámide, y presenta una metodología para evaluar el impacto de los negocios inclusivos. Para ejemplificar, esta metodologia se aplica en casos de Unilever, Fundación Microfinanzas Banco BBVA y BSH Hausgeräte GmbH.

This report discusses the new impact investing industry which involves making investments that generate social and environmental value as well as financial return, and has the potential to complement philanthropy and government intervention as a potent force for addressing global challenges at scale. It sheds light on the emergence of the industry and it highlights the challenges it faces in achieving its promise.

This report provides an overview of the current landscape, lending practices, and principal challenges of financial intermediaries that provide capital to sustainable Small and Medium Enterprises 'SMEs' in developing countries. It aims to stimulate more effective and sustainable SME investment by better understanding how the sector can best be supported and expanded.