Resource Library

Drawing on a new ILO database, this report provides an up-to-date and realistic assessment of the global contribution of self-employment and micro- and small enterprises to employment – both in the formal and the informal economy.

Find resources here from February’s seminar, including the webinar recording and presenters’ slides.

The Global Findex database, launched by the World Bank in 2011, provides comparable indicators showing how people around the world save, borrow, make payments, and manage risk. Read the 2014 edition now.

Check out presenters' key takeaways, download presentation slides, and other post-event products from this Microlinks Seminar.

This World Bank paper examines the determinants of agricultural productivity and its link to poverty using nationally representative data from the Nigeria General Household Survey Panel, 2010/11.

Learn more about the efficiency of various interventions on the economic empowerment of women.

The CGAP report Regulatory Options to Curb Debt Stress offers a policy framework for preventing and managing debt stress.

There is a clear need for better risk management for small scale farmers, yet the demand for microinsurance from clients is not necessarily there. Pranav Prashad discusses the challenges of delivering agricultural microinsurance.

Using current data and documentation, this report discusses the role remittances in African economies.