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This report assesses microfinance sector digitization in the "Northern Triangle" of Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua). Although there is a global sense that the pandemic accelerated digitization, smaller countries with relatively small microfinance institutions face specific challenges given the cost to implement and scale digital solutions.

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MFI Digitization in Central America's Northern Triangle: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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