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Guidance for individuals investing in peer to peer loans, reporting interest and claiming losses from loans that default.
A systematic review of the evidence in low- and middle-income countries
Find out about our Direct Lending Facility: its benefits, eligibility criteria and how to apply.
This paper reviews the evidence of the impacts of micro-credit and micro-savings on poor people in sub-Saharan Africa
Think carefully before you borrow money for your company.
This paper explores the impact of large, individual-liability loans on the growth of women-owned microenterprises in Ethiopia
This review examines research on the impact of microfinance, micro-credit and micro-savings on poor people
The Recovery Loan Scheme supports access to finance for small and medium sized UK businesses, so they can grow and invest.
This study provides a summary of crowdfunding initiatives that support developing country entrepreneurs
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