Empowering Women Economic Inclusion: How Digital Finance is Disrupting Social Norms
Women are one-half of the world’s population but only contribute to 37 percent of the global GDP. In many cultures, women are expected to prioritize their roles as caregivers and
Enhancing Inclusive Agriculture Finance in Rwanda: A path to the rapid transformation of the sector
Over the last decade, the agriculture sector has been contributing 25% of the national gross domestic product (GDP), while the share of agricultural workers in the total workforce stands at
The state of digital financial inclusion in Rwanda
Rwanda like many other countries have seen digital finance as a key enabler of financial inclusion. Over the past decade, considerable progress has been registered in promoting the use of
Digital Commerce in Rwanda: The Role of iHuzo Project in Accelerating the Sector
The COVID-19 pandemic, and resulting restrictions, revealed the value proposition of digital adoption and digital commerce in Rwanda by providing continuity of business through contactless, cashless transactions. As part of
Will Covid-19 provide an opportunity for a step-change in the digital economy in Rwanda?
In early October 2020 Access to Finance Rwanda and BFA Global undertook a scenario approach to understand how AFR could adjust its strategy and programming to address the opportunities and
FOCUS NOTE: Effects of Covid-19 on Group-Based Financial Services in Rwanda
Takeaways from the April 2020 Rwanda Savings Group Practitioner’s Forum On the 3rd of April 2020 the Savings Groups Practitioners Forum in Rwanda met through a webinar hosted by Access
The Role of Inclusive Finance and Digital Finance Technologies in Pandemics
On a sunny January afternoon, riders with bikes branded in green with matching tops and helmets are crisscrossing the streets of Kigali doing home and office deliveries. It’s a new
The Role of Inclusive Finance and Digital Finance Technologies in Pandemics
On a sunny January afternoon, riders with bikes branded in green with matching tops and helmets are crisscrossing the streets of Kigali doing home and office deliveries. It’s a new
The Rwandan Small and Micro Enterprise – Reflections on financial data during the Covid-19 Pandemic
In this short write up we ask how the Small and Micro Entrepreneur (SME) in Rwanda accesses finance and its implication during these unprecedented Covid-19 times. Reference is made to
