fsdkenya
The Financial Sector Deepening Kenya (FSD Kenya) is an independent trust dedicated to the achievement of an inclusive financial system that supports Kenya’s long-term development goals. We work closely with government, the financial services industry and other partners to develop financial solutions that better address the real word challenges faced by low-income households, enterprises and underserved groups such as women and youth.
Articles by fsdkenya:
Ernest grew up in a rural area in Kenya’s Central region and help from family enabled him to move to Nairobi for accounting studies in 1998 after finishing high school. He completed Certified Public Accounting training up to section four, but found it hard to get a job. In 2003, he found himself desperate.
September 2nd, 2016
Chart of the week: Credit in Kenya – how big are loans, on average?
Communications
July 20th, 2016
A Decade of Energy Access Transformation in Kenya (2006-2016)
By Communications
July 14th, 2016
Chart of the week: Credit in Kenya, who uses it and who provides it?
Communications
This reports gives an overview of the major issues surrounding financial inclusion during 2015 and highlights 10 of our initiatives.
July 6th, 2016
Can digital transport vouchers encourage more women to deliver with support from skilled birth attendants?
Communications
February 18th, 2016
Kenya witnesses 50% increase in financial inclusion in last decade
Communications
December 17th, 2015
FSD celebrates 10 years of backing Kenya’s digital financial revolution
Communications
December 4th, 2015
SME Day brings together leading economists and entrepreneurs
Communications
December 3rd, 2015
Living on little: a photo narrative highlighting the Kenya Financial Diaries study
Communications
November 19th, 2015
1st FSD Kenya Public annual lecture 2015 – Dr Tavneet Suri
Communications
The inaugural annual lecture on financial inclusion was held at the historic Nairobi National Museum on Tuesday 17th November. It was a storming success. The lecture delivered by Dr Tavneet Suri examined the mobile money revolution in Kenya, and asked, can the promise of financial inclusion for all Kenyans be fulfilled?
November 17th, 2015
The M-PESA effect: Are financial transaction costs a barrier to more effective insurance for families in Kenya?
Communications
October 29th, 2015
CBK Governor’s speech at 2015 FinAccess geospatial launch
Communications
October 29th, 2015
Major growth highlights from the 2015 FinAccess geospatial mapping survey
Communications
October 13th, 2015
An overview of the Kenya Financial Diaries research programme
Communications
Among the key highlights of the year was the release of our Kenya Financial Diaries. This monumental study tracked the lives of 300 low income Kenyan households for over a year.
