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The “Domino Effect” of Disbursing a Single Microloan

Society Development Committee, or SDC, based in Faridpur, Bangladesh, is a microfinance partner of the Feed the Future Bangladesh Livestock and Nutrition Activity, funded by USAID and implemented by ACDI/VOCA. Through this partnership, thousands of people working in Bangladesh’s livestock sector have benefited from microfinance products.

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In Case You Missed It!

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Kristin O'Planick
Kristin O'Planick takes stock of where we've been in our Market Systems series, and pulls out our most popular posts. Add these to your summer reading list!

Six Ways Women Add Value to Business

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Erin Markel
In this post, Erin Markel of MarketShare Associates gives recommendations on making the "business case" for inclusion.

Show Me the “Real” Data

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Usman Iqtidar
Does the existing data vindicate donors’ reliance on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as effective vehicles of economic growth? Yes. Is it reliable and valid? Probably not.

Can the Poor Have Decent Work?

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Bama Athreya
Bama is back to talk more on why #wageworkmatters and to dig into this big question: Can the poor have decent work?

Why Rural Women Don’t Work

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Bama Athreya
Let’s be real: poor women in rural regions inevitably work. And yet, they are disproportionately absent from the labor market. What's the deal?

Uganda’s Work in Progress: A Case Study

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Laura Rodriguez Takeuchi
How does a country kickstart a process of economic and employment transformation from a low base? Read on for insights from Overseas Development Institute's Laura Rodriguez Takeuchi.

Digital Finance: The View from USAID

Increasingly, USAID is focusing on digital finance as the critical pathway toward scaling meaningful financial inclusion. But what does that mean?