Capital doesn’t deliver gender outcomes, institutions do
Kore Global and OeEB - April 13, 2026
Gender-focused technical assistance (TA) is increasingly recognised as essential to expanding women’s access to finance — yet it remains underutilised across much of the investment landscape. While capital commitments to gender-lens investing continue to grow globally, this progress is uneven across regions.
Kore Global and OeEB (Development Bank of Austria) have published an ex-post evaluation of a gender-focused technical assistance (TA) initiative with Sanadcom, a Jordanian SME lender. The study highlights that capital alone does not deliver gender outcomes—institutions do. By embedding gender into core business functions and aligning incentives, Sanadcom saw women’s portfolio performance significantly outperform male borrowers.
The findings offer practical insight into how gender TA can move financial institutions from gender intention to integration — and why design choices matter as much as delivery.
Read the full evaluation report here.