Gender Tools and Resources

Access to Finance

IFC helps banks profitably serve the women's market. We provide financing for on-lending to female entrepreneurs, and use best practices from the Global Banking Alliance for Women to analyze the local women's market, advise on appropriate financial products and collateral options, and train our clients' employees and female borrowers.

Global

• Women Entrepreneurs and Access to Finance: Global Profiles (November 2006) (PDF, 3.47mb)

• Global Banking Alliance for Women

Africa Regional

• Access to Finance for Women — Leveraging donor funding to assist highly disadvantaged women across Africa (PDF, 79kb)

Indonesia

• Access to Credit for Businesswomen in Indonesia (April 2006) (PDF, 1.34mb)

Nigeria

• Banking on Women in Business - Case Study: Nigeria (PDF, 332kb) (January 2008)

• Client Relationship Management in Action: The Example of Access Bank, Nigeria (September 2007) (PDF, 232kb)

Pakistan

• Women Entrepreneurs and Access to Finance in Pakistan (2007) (PDF, 142kb)

South Africa

• Access to Finance for Women Entrepreneurs in South Africa (April 2007)
  • Executive Summary (PDF, 548kb)
  • Sections 1-2 (PDF, 1.45mb)
  • Sections 3-4 (PDF, 1.24mb)
  • Sections 5-6 (PDF 889kb)
  • Sections 7-8 (PDF, 645kb)

Tanzania

• Banking on Women in Business - Case Study: Tanzania (PDF, 429kb) (January 2008)

Uganda

• Banking on Women in Business - Case Study: Uganda (PDF, 386kb) (January 2008)