Financial Inclusion
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Stories about Financial Inclusion
Women Hold Nearly Half of Agent-Banking Accounts. They Own Barely One in Nine Agents
Women’s participation in Bangladesh’s agent-banking system is growing rapidly: female-owned agents increased sharply over the last year, and women hold almost half of deposit accounts. But ownership remains far below Bangladesh Bank’s 50% target.
Nazneen Ahmed’s First Weeks at CPD Put Stability, Jobs and Women’s Access to Finance on the Same Agenda
Newly appointed CPD Executive Director Nazneen Ahmed is warning that Bangladesh’s apparent economic stability remains fragile. In fresh policy interventions, she is linking investment, employment and banking reform with a second problem: financial systems that still underserve women and new entrepreneurs.
Joyee 2.0 Targets the Gap Between Running a Business and Being ‘Loan-Ready’
Eastern Bank and Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center are putting 40 women entrepreneurs through six months of financial management, mentorship and loan-readiness support. The important measure will be what happens after training: finance obtained, businesses formalised and revenue grown.
Paisano Marma Started With Tk500. Four Months Later, Her Food Business Had Sold More Than Tk10,000
Indigenous women in Khagrachhari are moving from irregular day labour into small businesses through training, market links and storage facilities. Paisano Marma’s Tk500 start shows why the crucial ingredient is not training alone—it is giving women somewhere to sell afterwards.