Financial Sector

Moussa bought his first SIM card in 2011 to keep in touch with his family Kati, a rural community in Mali. He had moved to Timbuktu, and the mobile phone was his only connection to home. Almost a…

Maimouna Gueye|

Small firms dominate the economies of developing countries. This phenomenon occurs in all sectors, but it is particularly salient in the retail sector.

Diana Sverdlin Lisker, Daniel Ramos-Menchelli|

As we strive to end poverty and maintain a livable planet, redirecting private financial flows is as critical as enhanced government action.

Fiona Stewart|

The West African Economic and Monetary Union community, which comprises Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo, is facing a deficit of decent housing of…

Mazen Bouri|
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Financial Sector