Refugee Finance in Times of Uncertainty

Mitigating Risks and Identifying Opportunities

The war in Ukraine has triggered a new refugee crisis. To examine issues with refugees’ access to financial services in countries neighbouring Ukraine and explore the risks financial service providers in Eastern Europe and Central Asia are facing, Triple Jump Advisory Services hosted two webinars in partnership with the Microfinance Center and BFC.

Session One: Direct impacts on Neighboring Countries

The first webinar session examines current issues with refugees’ access to finance in Ukraine’s neighboring countries from three key perspectives:

  1. Refugees
  2. Financial Service Providers (FSPs)
  3. Development Financial Institutions/Donor Organisations & Local Stakeholders.

Moderator

Michael Kortenbusch
Managing Director, Business & Finance Consulting GmbH (BFC)
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Speakers

Liliana M. Pozzo
Sustainable Finance Advisory Services Manager at International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
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Micol Pistelli
Senior Financial Inclusion Coordinator at UNHCR
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Susanne Klink
Senior Livelihood and Economic Inclusion Officer at the UN Refugee Agency
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Malkhaz Dzadzua
Financial Inclusion, and Strategy Expert, CEO of MFI Crystal in 2004-2019
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Session Two: Indirect impacts on MSMEs and Financial Services Providers

In this second session we explored how the war in Ukraine has impacted the cost of capital, increased commodity prices and borrowing costs. How has this economic decline affected remittances? What are the impacts on FSPs’ and loan portfolio growth? We delve into FSPs’ financial solutions to these issues that are already in action as well as potential Fintech solutions FSPs could profit from.

Moderator

Michael Kortenbusch
Managing Director, Business & Finance Consulting GmbH (BFC)
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Speakers

Violette Cubier
Program Manager for Technical Assistance at the Foundation GCA (Grameen Crédit Agricole)
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Malkhaz Dzadzua
Financial Inclusion, and Strategy Expert, CEO of MFI Crystal in 2004-2019
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Dumitru Vicol
Financial Markets and Strategy Expert focused on emerging economies
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Dmytro Romanov
Banking Expert and Business Analyst, Business & Finance Consulting GmbH (BFC)
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Additional Information

 

Refugees

 

Financial service providers

 

Development financial institutions & local stakeholders