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Quick introduction to Credit Risk, Evaluation and CVaR Calculations – Part 2
For a general introduction to credit risk, please review Part 1. Quantitative measurements of Credit…
Quick introduction to Credit Risk, Evaluation and CVaR Calculations – Part 1
Introduction Recent developments, such as the COVID crisis, political turmoil in different parts of the…
Capitalization and Financial Inclusion: Disruptions of Covid 19 to digital opportunities in Latin America
The Covid 19 has had a negative impact on the lives of many people, organizations,…
Thank you, SMART Campaign
With the SMART Campaign’s retirement in March 2021, a quick look back at the path…
2020 TA programme: Pesticides management trainings in Ecuador and Nicaragua
Since 2018 FS Impact Finance – in partnership with the GLS Microfinance Fund – has…
Signatory organizations report on Covid-19 Pledge implementation and lessons learned
Over the past months, the financial inclusion sector has embarked on a journey to face…
Virtual due diligence – Changes during Covid-19 times
Covid-19 is impacting our lives in almost every way, privately and professionally. And it will…
Some thoughts on fixed income investing in Emerging markets versus developed markets
Part II: Spotlight on investing in loans versus buying bonds As usual, one can complain…
Agriculture Finance in Africa: what is missing?
In a first post, the author looked at the importance of the sustainable development of…
An international coalition to protect microfinance institutions and their clients in the COVID-19 crisis
Peer Group Comparison GLS Microfinance Fund
Some thoughts on fixed income investing in emerging markets versus developed markets – Introduction
There seem to be rather good crash barriers on each side of the investment path…
Local currency hedging
The need for local currency Actors of the real economy usually require their local currency…
“Modern Microfinance”: addressing the missing middle conundrum in West Africa
The role of finance in development Appropriate financing for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)…