When taking a market systems approach, development organisations such as those in the FSD network act as facilitators of market development—external change agents whose role is to develop actors in the market system to increase financial inclusion. While facilitators...
This is a report published by AlliedCrowds in July 2016 on the Crowdfunding landscape in East Africa. It is based on research that FSD Africa commissioned in late 2015. The report examines the crowdfunding supply-side in four East African countries (Kenya, Rwanda,...
This is a job re-advertisement for FSD Uganda’s Policy, Legal & Regulator Specialist role. The deadline for this application is 5:00 pm on 29 May 2016. How to Apply: Please make applications by clicking on the link http://fsduganda.hrmagic.ug/careers and follow the...
This is the third of a four-part serialisation of the full Impact Oriented Measurement (IOM) guidance paper. In the previous serialisation, we explored the Theory of Change (TOC), its importance, and how it can be applied by FSDs. This serialisation covers chapter 5,...
This is a topical guide written by EPS PEAK which is a consortium of organisations that provides Economics and Private Sector Professional Evidence and Applied Knowledge Services to the DfID. This topic guide focuses on the financial instruments available to help bridge...
Africa’s development experience over the past decade has yielded unprecedented economic growth rates, fuelled by internal consumption, the prolonged boom in primary commodity prices and demand, accompanied by prudent macroeconomic policies and strategies. This created...
This is the second of a four-part serialisation of the full Impact Oriented Measurement (IOM) guidance paper. In the first serialisation, the principle objectives of IOM and the background to its development was provided. The first, second and third chapters were also...
This is a presentation by Mark Napier (FSD Africa Director) to the Lord Mayor of London during his visit in Lusaka, Zambia on suggested priorities for Capital Markets Development in Zambia.
In July 2014, FSD Africa began an FSD network-wide consultative process to improve monitoring and results measurement (MRM) for financial market facilitation. Its specific objectives were two-fold: a) to strengthen MRM processes within individual FSDs at the project and...
This is a briefing that is part of The Foreign Policy Centre series published in January 2016. The briefing analyses the overall theme of financial inclusion and how it has been employed to transform the structure of African economies. It further explores the linkages...
