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dc.titleFinancing Programs for Women's Financial Inclusion and Access to Finance for Women MSMEs: Results from a Survey of Public Development Banks
dc.contributor.authorAndrade, Gabriela
dc.contributor.authorAzar, Karina
dc.contributor.authorKazembe, Tabia
dc.contributor.authorLópez Mayher, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorVincensini, Vanina
dc.contributor.orgunitConnectivity, Markets and Finance Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2023-08-31T00:08:00
dc.date.issue2023-08-31T00:08:00
dc.description.abstractThis report presents the highlights from a survey directed to public development banks (PDBs) as part of the 2023 agenda of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) Coalition on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development Banks, co-chaired by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and UN Women. The survey, which was completed by 54 PDBs, aimed to examine how PDBs are serving women and their businesses by mapping existing programs and identifying current practices, innovations, challenges, and opportunities in this agenda. Key findings suggest PDBs are offering a diversity of programs, product types, and innovative approaches, with varied institutional capabilities that range from the development stage to well-established systems that support productive financing, business development, green financing, and financial education and literacy in women micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises. While challenges persist, particularly the lack of sex-disaggregated data and an inadequate understanding of women's financial needs and preferences, there are opportunities to expand these programs, such as by leveraging their positive societal impact and the growing market potential.
dc.format.extent73
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0005104
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Financing-Programs-for-Womens-Financial-Inclusion-and-Access-to-Finance-for-Women-MSMEs--Results-from-a-Survey-of-Public-Development-Banks.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectSmall Business
dc.subjectGender Equality and Women's Empowerment
dc.subjectFinance
dc.subjectDevelopment Bank
dc.subjectFinancial Inclusion
dc.subjectAccess to Finance
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectGender Equality
dc.subject.jelcodeG21 - Banks • Depository Institutions • Micro Finance Institutions • Mortgages
dc.subject.jelcodeG28 - Government Policy and Regulation
dc.subject.jelcodeB54 - Feminist Economics
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeO16 - Financial Markets • Saving and Capital Investment • Corporate Finance and Governance
dc.subject.keywordspublic development banks;gender finance;women MSME;financial programs;financial institutions
dc.typeLearning Materials
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-LM-00603
idb.operationRG-T3530
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