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The Power of Women’s Market Data: A How-to Guide

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The Power of Women’s
Market Data: A How-to Guide

Bankers fully understand the value of data in generating business insights and making informed decisions, yet, many banks struggle to disaggregate their data by sex. Without this data, banks are missing out on key insights to assess customer behavior or measure business performance more effectively. This In Brief was compiled based on the experiences of 11 GBA members and partners as a practical guide to support banks that are looking to start disaggregating their data by sex, or those looking to improve their current practices.

Banking on Women in Business: Access Bank

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Banking on Women
in Business: Access Bank

This IFC Case Study offers a brief description of the business landscape for women in Nigeria, as illustrated by the story of Muni Shonibare, a Nigerian woman entrepreneur with a furniture-making business, whose clients included Mobil and Hilton Hotels. Access Bank provided her with $800K in expansion capital.

Entrepreneurship Policy Digest: Women Entrepreneurs Are Key to Accelerating Growth

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Entrepreneurship Policy
Digest: Women
Entrepreneurs Are Key to Accelerating Growth

This policy brief from the Kauffman Foundation looks at how women can kick-start the economic engine in the US.