COVID-19 impact and solutions in emerging markets

The team at BFA Global has been monitoring the impact of the financial crisis on low-income communities in developing and some developed countries. With our team of consultants spread across geographies, we are in a unique position to evaluate the effects of the pandemic, and solutions being deployed, on the ground in the markets where we work. Scroll down for insights, research results and recommended steps as we begin to move toward recovery.

Dipstick surveys: the financial impact of COVID-19 on low-income populations 

 Beginning in April 2020, BFA Global, with support from Metlife Foundation and FSD Zambia, conducted a series of rapid dipstick surveys to determine the financial impact of the pandemic on low-income families and MSEs across Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, India, the US, the UK, Mexico, Vietnam and Zambia, over time.

We would like to thank all contributors along with our team of editors – BFA Global CEO Amolo Ng’weno, Catalyst Fund Head of Learnings and Insights Malika Anand, and Communications Manager Nasozi Kakembo – who have been quick to analyze impact and produce insights in an effort to inform the wider ecosystem during these testing and uncertain times.

Featured Insights

Kenya Financial Diaries: COVID-19

This section features insights from the Financial Diaries research conducted with FSD Kenya in an effort to evaluate how low-income Kenyans are coping with the impact of the COVID-19 crisis in their lives.