Data on Debt – how reliable is it?

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Imagine someone comes up to you in the street and asks you: “Do you have any loans?” I myself certainly would not feel very comfortable with that question. I think I would probably try to make a joke and say: … Continued

Moses, one of the faces behind all data work

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Ever wondered about the faces behind L-IFT’s work? Diversity is what pretty much sums up our team’s constellation. Spread across the world, every individual comes from a different background and adds that personal spice to make our small and flexible … Continued

Do low-income households invest?

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Interesting blog from UNCDF on the types of investments that the poorest households make in Bangladesh: https://spark.adobe.com/page/sPtBExAtOVr8y/

Digital connectedness

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Aflatoun International, an NGO offering social and financial education to children and young people worldwide, and L-IFT are joining forces to find out how digital connectedness impacts financial choices and decisions of young people in developing countries. Click on the … Continued

All You Ever Wanted to Know About Savings Groups

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Blog written by Anne Marie for SEEP on savings groups. Access the blog via the link: https://seepnetwork.org/Blog-Post/All-You-Ever-Wanted-to-Know-About-Savings-Groups-Evidence-based-Insights-on-Participation-in-SGs

Remote Lockouts: The Dark Side of Pay-as-You-Go Solar?

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CGAP approached L-IFT to investigate people’s understanding and ideas about Pay-As-You-Go solar financing. Click on the link below to access the blog and learn more about the findings: http://www.cgap.org/blog/remote-lockouts-dark-side-pay-you-go-solar

PPI score

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In this blog, we want to explore the effectiveness to use the PPI score as a wealth level proxy in a straightforward manner, based on the recent financial and energy diaries Uganda (FEDU) that L-IFT completed in April 2017. For … Continued

What is the opposite of “smooth”?  

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When I look up the word “smooth” the Merriam –Webster dictionary tells me:                   But those familiar with financial diaries know smooth’s opposites best: lumpy, rocky, spiked, uneven, rough. That’s what low-income … Continued

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