The "missing middle" of small businesses with Shamina Singh

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Accelerating financial health for garment workers

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Tapping into digital partnerships to build financial resilience

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Data suggests a large drop in profits is being offset by reductions in employment, changes in business practices, and drawing down financial resources. 17% of businesses have closed, and 85% of those that continue to operate estimate their profits have decreased. Nearly 1 in 5 women-led businesses have closed, almost twice many as male-led businesses.

Accion is a global nonprofit committed to creating a financially inclusive world, with a pioneering legacy in microfinance and fintech impact investing. We catalyze financial service providers to deliver high-quality, affordable solutions at scale for the three billion people who are left out of – or poorly served by – the financial sector.For more than 50 years, Accion has helped tens of millions of people through its work with more than 90 partners in 40 countries.&nbsp;Since their founding in 1961, Accion has worked tirelessly to empower people who are underserved, revolutionizing financial services for people who are left out.

Accion

Accion Accion is a global nonprofit committed to creating a financially inclusive world, with a pioneering legacy in microfinance and fintech impact investing.

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MSMEs in Indonesia Are Surviving but COVID-19 Leaves Little Margin for Error

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