Long viewed as a barrier to market development and fiscal sustainability, a dynamic informal economy is increasingly being recognised as an important source of resilience and a target for financial ...

In this article, we take a look at 25 countries with the highest informal employment in the world. If you would like to skip our detailed analysis of the informal economy, you can directly go to 5 ...

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In the 50-odd days since the demonetisation announcement, several instances of its unintended consequences have surprised its proponents as well as opponents. One fond hope of demonetisation was that ...

Mobile commerce is quickly becoming one of the most cost-effective, far-reaching means of giving the ‘un-banked’ poor their first taste of financial services. Yet many of these services are almost ...

This is an interdisciplinary research project exploring informal finance in China, the risks it is generating, its potential to support economic growth, and its transformation in the light of new ...

Zimbabwe has faced significant fiscal challenges over the past two decades, marked by hyperinflation, economic instability, and a shrinking formal economy. As a result, the informal economy has ...

The workings of financial markets as underpinnings of real economic activity have been less of a focus. One exception has been in thinking about macroeconomic impacts of money and credit. Finance ...

The informal sector accounts for around one-third of economic activity in emerging markets. Informal enterprises play an important role in economic resilience and employment. Fintech solutions are ...