Key Results from SHIFT SAARC Final Evaluation, 2021

The Shaping Inclusive Finance Transformations (SHIFT) in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) programme is a regional market development initiative implemented by the United Nations Capital Development Fund’s (UNCDF) Inclusive Digital Economies (IDE) Practice Area. Specifically, it aims to expand economic participation of and opportunities for women and small and growing businesses to be active agents in the formal economy. SHIFT SAARC was only implemented in Bangladesh at the time of the evaluation.