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​How can sex-disaggregated data help financial institutions support women entrepreneurs? Joanna Romero, Lead Gender Finance Expert at Women’s Finance Exchange, explains why it is critical and how the WE Finance Code initiative is encouraging the use of data to empower women-owned businesses.
Financial institutions are recognizing their important role in a just green transition. ADB’s Women’s Finance Exchange Lead Sabine Spohn discusses the enthusiasm for this topic demonstrated at a gWFX UNEP FI seminar held recently in Manila.​
Women are more likely to start businesses with a sustainable focus, but they continue to face barriers to accessing the financing they need. Currently, only 3 percent of climate investment goes to women-led businesses.
ADB's private sector department supports financial institutions to develop investment products tailored for women and green finance, and the Women’s Finance Exchange (gWFX) promotes gender-inclusive green initiatives and works with financial institutions to provide financing for women entrepreneurs. Learn more about integrating a gender lens in sustainable finance in this ADB brief and the 2X Gender and Climate Toolkit.​
Private sector participation is crucial for inclusive and sustainable development. At its 57th Annual Meeting, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted several seminars and networking events to deliberate on the role of private sector in unlocking finance for inclusive and sustainable development. In this video, Suzanne Gaboury, Director General, Private Sector Operations Department discussed these events.
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This video was launched during COP28 in December 2023. ADB is contributing towards building climate resilience and addressing the shortage of affordable housing in India by facilitating loans for economically disadvantaged women.
Financial inclusion is key to empowering women entrepreneurs and closing gender gaps in Asia and the Pacific.
This short clip features Lisette Cipriano, Senior Digital Technology Specialist in ADB, as she talks about financial inclusion and what ADB is doing on this topic.
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gWFX wants to ensure that this digitalization does not leave women-owned and led businesses behind. gWFX does this through hackathons, webinars, capacity building, and knowledge products that can enable financial institutions empower women through digitalization. Watch the video here.
Women can play a huge role in the fight against climate change, but their opportunities are often limited. Learn how ADB works with financial institutions to reach underserved women and women’s businesses in the region. See this Twitter post of Christine Engstrom, Senior Director, Finance Sector Office, ADB talking about Climate Financing Solutions.
gWFX aims to close the financing gap for women SMEs through fintech solutions, financial literacy trainings, webinars and other technologies. See this short video about gWFX' first hackathon.
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