The services sector is becoming a key driver of economic development in most CAREC members.

Since the first quarter of 2020, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries have faced significant hardship due to the economic shocks related to the COVID-19 pandemic...

The intensity of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) shock has clearly varied among micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). On a more positive note...

Digitalisation will remain one of the key forces shaping our world. The Transition Report 2021-22 explores...

This Brief reports on the impact of access to finance, and related advisory services, on employment in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EBRD regions.

This paper aims to deepen current understanding of the state of play of green bonds that are financing climate resilience-related assets, projects, and activities.

IFC has identified over $29 trillion in green and climate investment opportunities in emerging markets up to 2030...

The Financial Inclusion Compass 2021 is the fourth in a series to collate sector opinions on emerging short, medium, and long-term trends in the financial inclusion sector. 

The Sustainability Report 2020 explores the many ways the EBRD created impact...

Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic buyers and suppliers focus on maintaining liquidity, supply chain finance programs are an exceptionally important tool for banks to support struggling economies... 

The global COVID-19 pandemic and diminished economic activity that resulted from it had a significant impact on financial institutions around the world in 2020. In order to gauge that impact...

ADB has published a new book on Financing Clean Energy in Developing Asia. "It reviews existing financing options and approaches for clean energy, and includes country examples....