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Nigeria's Financial Inclusion Paradox: More Access, Less Resilience

In 2023, Nigeria's financial health rate fell to 16%, even as formal financial inclusion climbed to 64%.

Women Power the Value Chain. But Do They Share in Its Value?

A look at women's role in Nigeria's livestock sector, and why participation does not always mean ownership or control.

UNDP Bangladesh and Innovision Consulting Launch Expression of Interest to Onboard Insurance Sector Players to join the FRA Initiative

UNDP Bangladesh, under the Financial Resilience in Agriculture (FRA) initiative, hosted a Agriculture Insurance Demand and Expression of Interest (EoI) Launching Workshop.

Co-Designing Climate-Resilient Agricultural Insurance for Bangladesh: Lessons from a Two-Day Hackathon

Bangladesh's farming and fishing communities face a compounding set of risks: climate shocks, livestock disease outbreaks, and volatile incomes...

Why AI Automation is Shocking Bangladesh's Entire Job Market? | EconoMix – Interview with SEN

Economists estimate that AI, robotics, and automation could eliminate up to 5.6 million jobs in Bangladesh in the coming years.

Inclusion in Nigeria: A Case for Enforcing Data Disaggregation

We often say that data drives development. Yet across Nigeria, the decisions that shape people's lives are still frequently made without seeing the people most affected by them.

What happens when climate change becomes a factory-floor negotiation

A pilot project in Bangladesh's garment industry shows that workers, not just engineers, can drive a factory's environmental performance, if they're given a seat at the table and the knowledge to use it.

Policy Dialogue Calls for Revenue Reform on Bangladesh's Road to a Welfare State

A policy dialogue held in Dhaka on 10 June called for urgent revenue reform and structural changes as preconditions for Bangladesh's transition toward a welfare state.

Bangladesh's $30 Billion Problem: Why Women Are Leaving the Workforce | EconoMix – Interview with SEN

Bangladesh's female labour force participation rate stands at just 38.6%, compared to 80.4% for men. Nearly 65% of working women are in vulnerable employment, with limited protections or security.