Our Work
Ongoing
Our current initiatives in central and west Asia include (1) green finance research in Pakistan that will assess the enabling environment, map the existing green finance initiatives, including those catering to women entrepreneurs, review the barriers facing green finance, and explore potential solutions such as financial products and risk sharing mechanisms; and (2) technology innovation challenge that aims to discover alternative methods of credit scoring that support the collection and analysis of business data for women-owned small- and medium-sized enterprises (WSMES) in Pakistan and that will assist banks and financial institutions to make informed and gender considerate lending decisions.
Past Activities
Our work in the Pacific is funded by the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) through the Women Accelerating Vibrant Enterprises in Southeast Asia and the Pacific (WAVES). It includes capacity development of FIs and WSMEs and identification of cutting-edge technology.
Past Trainings
for WSMEs in
Papua New Guinea
In 2021, ADB partnered with the Center for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI) to train women- owned small businesses in Papua New Guinea.
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Close to 200 women participated in the capacity building trainings aimed at improving skills in digital financial literacy, business planning, and e-commerce.
Past Hackathon
(Technology Innovation Challenge)
In 2021, WFX conducted a hackathon to identify a solution that will support the collection and analysis of business data for WSMEs in the Pacific which ultimately will help banks and financial institutions to make informed lending decisions that are gender-considerate.
The selected solution is a data collection app provider from Viet Nam. It is now being piloted by a financial institution in Papua New Guinea.
Need more details?
We are here to assist. Contact us by email at womenfinx@adb.org or through the contact form.
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