This paper makes a case for expanding access to affordable credit for women entrepreneurs in the Global South. It emphasizes the need to increase women’s economic participation and access to affordable, productive capital, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. The final section highlights two “Global South exemplars” (in India and Bangladesh) that have built links between informal financing mechanisms and formal financial systems and offers four foundational pillars for a more inclusive formal finance ecosystem.
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Women and Equitable Growth in a Resource-Constrained World Unleashing Capital for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa (2024)
This paper makes a case for expanding access to affordable credit for women entrepreneurs in the Global South. It emphasizes the need to increase women’s economic participation and access to affordable, productive capital, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. The final section highlights two “Global South exemplars” (in India and Bangladesh) that have built links between informal financing mechanisms and formal financial systems and offers four foundational pillars for a more inclusive formal finance ecosystem.