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Celebrating 10 years of SCBF
This year, SCBF celebrates its tenth anniversary. During this time, SCBF has provided more than 159 grants in 47 countries to support our partners in
Innovative finance for small businesses in a (mostly) digital world
As a small business owner and mobile money agent in Tanzania, Maria Francis Kihanga experienced an unprecedented level of uncertainty when the Government started to
Expanding the evidence base on the intersection between housing, finance, and resilience: Findings from Indonesia and Egypt
by Jitendra Balani and Chrissy Martin Meier “After [the] renovation, our lives have changed. We now sleep well because our bedrooms are comfortable. We are
What you see is not always what you get: could certification help build consumer (and investor) confidence?
As consumers, we rely on a sometimes bewildering array of certifications and quality assurance standards from fair trade to organic, from ethical fashion to sustainable
Annual Report 2020
We have just published our 2020 Annual Report here. Read a co-message from our Chairwoman and CEO, see our impact in 2020 and since inception,
Strengthening resilience during COVID-19: How housing finance helped low-income Filipinos through crisis
by Jitendra Balani and Chrissy Martin Meier “[With my loan, I] improved the security condition and ventilation of my house because of using the loan
