Resources on social finance

  1. Publication

    Social Finance Brief: Pacífico Seguros

    15 September 2022

    Pacífico Seguros is Peru’s largest insurer in terms of premiums collected and second largest in terms of people insured. In this Social Finance Brief, we explore "Protected Business", an insurance product designed by Pacífico to cover the main risks faced by SMEs in Peru: theft, fire, earthquakes and civil liability against third parties.

  2. Publication

    Social Finance Brief: Insurance for MSMEs in Mexico

    16 August 2022

    The ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility has been collaborating with the Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions to build inclusive insurance markets for excluded persons and for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. This brief identifies strategies to overcome barriers to insurance for MSMEs, based on the experiences of seven companies in Latin America.

  3. Event

    Digital wages for decent work in Mexico: findings and opportunities

    On May 11, 2022, 24 representatives of government institutions, workers' and employers' organizations, financial service and digital payments providers analysed the findings of a rapid assessment of digital wages for decent work in Mexico, in the food and beverage, coffee and retail trade sectors. The meeting was hosted by ILO’s Global Centre on Digital Wages for Decent Work and the ILO Country Office for Mexico and Cuba.

  4. Article

    Emerging Insight: Exploring digital solutions in Mexico

    21 September 2021

  5. Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth

    Case studies on youth employment in fragile situations

    20 September 2017

    Under the aegis of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth, this joint report by ILO, UNDP and UNHCR presents examples of good practices from around the world, showcasing innovative approaches to youth employment that help to build peace and resilience in fragile and conflict affected situations.

  6. Publication

    Case Brief #4: La Asociación Mexicana de Uniones de Crédito del Sector Social (AMUCSS)

    01 July 2013

    Mexican agriculture provides a large majority of the food consumed in the nation, but production is frequently constrained by the climate. A government agricultural insurance scheme was developed to offer protection for farmers. However, small-scale farmers struggled to access the scheme. Find out in Case Brief #4 about how an intermediary was able to extend access.

  7. Publication

    Social Finance Working Paper #50: The contribution of migrant organisations to income-generating activities in their countries of origin

    01 January 2008