Emerging Insight: The best of 2023
In 2023, the ILO’s Social Finance Programme continued to draw insights from pioneering companies that are contributing to the development agenda. Our Emerging Insights of 2023 covered a variety of topics, including emergency loans, catastrophic agriculture insurance and innovative partnerships. Below are the three most popular Emerging Insights from last year:
Financial services to enhance resilience. Financial institutions serving micro and small enterprises can play a critical role in assisting their client base to manage their risks. In this Emerging Insight, we highlighted the implications on staff when offering integrated risk management products.
Becoming a long-term ally for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Argentina. The Argentine insurance market is competitive and has many as 200 registered insurance companies. This Emerging Insight showcased how micro, small and medium-sized enterprises are a crucial market segment.
Selecting a digital payment platform. With support from the ILO, a microfinance institution in the Philippines launched a digital finance pilot to train and equip its members to act as merchant-agents for digital transactions. In this Emerging Insight, we looked in more detail at the key factors when considering platforms.
Financial services to enhance resilience. Financial institutions serving micro and small enterprises can play a critical role in assisting their client base to manage their risks. In this Emerging Insight, we highlighted the implications on staff when offering integrated risk management products.
Becoming a long-term ally for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Argentina. The Argentine insurance market is competitive and has many as 200 registered insurance companies. This Emerging Insight showcased how micro, small and medium-sized enterprises are a crucial market segment.
Selecting a digital payment platform. With support from the ILO, a microfinance institution in the Philippines launched a digital finance pilot to train and equip its members to act as merchant-agents for digital transactions. In this Emerging Insight, we looked in more detail at the key factors when considering platforms.