Edlira Dashi

Edlira Dashi leads the Cross-Border Funder Survey for Financial Inclusion, a CGAP initiative implemented in partnership with MIX. She also contributes to CGAP’s goal of driving informed decision-making in the sector through tailored analytics and insight on the financial inclusion landscape.
 
Prior to joining this project, Edlira led the Cosmetics Marketing and Sales Department for Orbico Group in Albania. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the American University in Bulgaria in Economics, Political Science, and International Relations and is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Management of Sustainable Development at Libera Universita Maria Santissima Assunta in Rome. She speaks fluent English, Italian, and Albanian.
 

By Edlira Dashi

Research

Key Trends in International Funding for Financial Inclusion in 2016

The CGAP Cross-Border Funder Survey shows that funder commitments to financial inclusion reached a historic high of US$37 billion in 2016.
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Taking Stock: Recent Trends in International Funding in 2015

This Brief highlights findings from CGAP’s annual Cross-Border Funder Survey. New commitments in 2015 increased total funding for financial inclusion to $34 billion. Between 2013 and 2015, about one-third of funders decreased their portfolios, while the remainder maintained or increased their commitments.
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Trends in International Funding for Financial Inclusion in 2014

After steadily increasing in previous years, international funding of financial inclusion is estimated to have plateaued at $31 billion in 2014.
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Spotlight on International Funders' Commitments to Financial Inclusion in 2013

This Brief analyzes trends in the international funding landscape based on CGAP research. In 2013, international funders committed at least $31 billion to support financial inclusion—an estimated increase of 7 percent on average per year between 2011 and 2013.
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Trends in International Funding for Financial Inclusion in 2012

International funders have been adapting their priorities to meet this broader vision of financial inclusion, as reflected in the 2012 CGAP Funder Survey. This Brief analyzes trends in the international funding landscape for financial inclusion.