Concept notes and papers
While the SDGs do not explicitly target financial inclusion, greater access to financial services is a key enabler for many of them. By reviewing the research on the link between financial inclusion and development, this working paper shows where and how financial services can help achieve the SDGs. It concludes by outlining opportunities for businesses and governments to expand financial inclusion in emerging countries by digitizing cash payments of wages and transfers.
Available in English
The UCLG Country Profiles provide an overview of sub-national governments, territorial organization, local responsibilities, central-local relations, and local financing in 82 countries.
Developed by Global Observatory on Local Democracy an...
Posted by Fabienne Perucca
Case studies and best practices
Available in English
This policy brief was written in the framework of the Second Mayoral Forum on Human Mobility, Migration and Development. It highlights the importance of connecting the impact of migration in local dev...
Developed by Joint Migration and Development Initiati...
Posted by Joanne Irvine
Concept notes and papers
