Why the future of financial inclusion could be orange
A new asset class – the orange bond – aims to use the bond market to accelerate gender equity by providing financing for underserved communities and women-run businesses.  ...
Jordane Widmer is a Scientific Collaborator at Enterprise for Society (E4S), a joint venture of UNIL-IMD-EPFL. His research interests include political economy, public policies and the mechanism of corruption in our economic system. As a passionate reader of literature from an early age, he no longer counts the hours spent in the company of Stefan Zweig or Alexandre Dumas.
22 September 2023 • by Durreen Shahnaz in Finance • 5 min read
A new asset class – the orange bond – aims to use the bond market to accelerate gender equity by providing financing for underserved communities and women-run businesses.  ...
21 September 2023 • by Hischam El-Agamy in Finance • 8 min read
In Botswana, a group savings and lending project is offering lifelines to the nation’s un- and underbanked. We think this homegrown solution could work well in other African nations, too. ...
21 September 2023 in Finance • 6 min read
Why accessibility is essential if women are to attain financial security, and what it will take to develop a pathway to a brighter and more prosperous future for all. ...
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