Financial Inclusion

Financial exclusion - The Alliance for Financial Inclusion 1 AFI uses a Polylateral Development|polylateral development model to contrast and compare successful financial inclusion policies, focusing on a peer-to-peer system rather than a top- down or North-to-South learning model.

Financial exclusion - MIX's work in the area of Financial Inclusion 1 These resources are developed in close collaboration with local stakeholders to ensure their relevance in supporting the development and monitoring of financial inclusion strategies both at the policy and operational levels

Financial exclusion - The United Nations and financial inclusion 1 The UN's financial inclusion product is financed by the United Nations Development Programme. dia/en/home/operations/projects/poverty_r eduction/financial-inclusion/

Financial exclusion - Financial inclusion in India 1 However, illiteracy and the low income savings and lack of bank branches in rural areas continue to be a roadblock to financial inclusion in many states and there is inadequate legal and financial structure.

Financial exclusion - Financial inclusion in India 1 In India, RBI has initiated several measures to achieve greater financial inclusion,such as facilitating no-frills accounts and

Financial exclusion - Financial inclusion in India 1 India map of Financial Inclusion by MIX provides more insights on this.

Financial exclusion - Financial inclusion in India 1 'Opening of branches in unbanked rural centres': To further step up the opening of branches in rural areas so as to improve banking penetration and financial inclusion rapidly, the need for the opening of more bricks and mortar branches, besides the use of BCs, was felt. Accordingly, banks have been mandated in the April monetary policy statement to allocate at least 25% of the total number of branches to be opened during a year to unbanked rural centres.

Financial exclusion - Financial Inclusion Index 1 On June 25, 2013, CRISIL, India's leading credit rating and research company launched an index to measure the status of financial inclusion in India

Financial exclusion - Financial Inclusion Index 1 The report highlights many hitherto unknown facets of inclusion in India. It contains the first regional, state-wise, and district-wise assessments of financial inclusion ever published, and the first analysis of trends in inclusion over a three- year timeframe. Some key conclusions from the study are: News/CRISIL-Inclusix-launch- pr_ pdf

Financial exclusion - Financial Inclusion Index 1 * 'Deposit penetration' is the key driver of financial inclusion– the number of savings accounts (624 million), is almost four times the number of loan accounts (160 million).

Financial exclusion - Tracking Financial Inclusion through Budget Analysis 1 While financial inclusion is an important issue, it may also be interesting to assess whether such inclusion as earmarked in policies are actually reaching the common beneficiaries

Financial inclusion 1 It is argued that as banking services are in the nature of public good; the availability of banking and payment services to the entire population without discrimination is the prime objective of financial inclusion public policy.

South Indian Bank - Financial inclusion Financial Literacy Centres 1 Financial Inclusion is all about extending basic banking facilities to the unbanked /under banked villages and urban centres. South Indian Bank with its eight decades of experience in personalized banking services has designed a simple, secure and smart banking product – ‘FINS Card A/c’ to achieve the goals of financial inclusion. So far, the Bank has provided the basic banking facilities to the residents of FI villages through Business Correspondents.

South Indian Bank - Financial inclusion Financial Literacy Centres 1 Recently South Indian Bank has introduced “KIOSK Banking Model as Financial Inclusion Initiative in association with Akshaya e-centres in the state of Kerala through the software service provider - M/s Tata Consultancy services.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas - Microfinance and financial inclusion 1 It is also one of the original 17 regulatory institutions to make specific national commitments to financial inclusion under the The Maya Declaration|Maya Declarationhttp:// ws-releases/maya-declaration-urges- financial-inclusion-for-worlds-unbanked- populations html during the 2011 AFI Global Policy Forum|Global Policy Forum held in Mexico.

Bank of Tanzania - Financial Inclusion 1 It is also one of the original 17 regulatory institutions to make specific national commitments to financial inclusion under the The Maya Declaration|Maya Declarationhttp:// ws-releases/maya-declaration-urges- financial-inclusion-for-worlds-unbanked- populations html during the 2011 AFI Global Policy Forum|Global Policy Forum held in Mexico.

Central Bank of Ecuador - Financial inclusion 1 The Bank is engaged in developing policies to promote financial inclusion and is a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion. On April 26, 2012 the Banco Central del Ecuador announced it would be making specific commitments to financial inclusion under the The_Maya_Declaration#Additional_Comm itment_Pledges|Maya Declaration.

Bank of Uganda - Financial Inclusion 1 Bank of Uganda is active in promoting the policy of financial inclusion, and is a leading member of the [ global.org Alliance for Financial Inclusion]. BOU is also one of the original 17 regulatory institutions to make specific national commitments to financial inclusion under the The Maya Declaration|Maya Declaration, during the AFI Global Policy Forum|Global Policy Forum held in Riviera Maya, Mexico in

National Bank of the Republic of Belarus - Financial Inclusion 1 The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus is engaged in developing policies to promote financial inclusion and is a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.

National Bank of Ethiopia - Financial inclusion 1 The National Bank of Ethiopia is one of the original 17 regulatory institutions to make specific national commitments to financial inclusion under the [ global.org/ Alliance for Financial Inclusion's (AFI)] [ global.org/gpf/maya-declaration Maya Declaration].

Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan - Financial Inclusion 1 The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan is also active in promoting financial inclusion policy and a member of the [ global.org Alliance for Financial Inclusion].

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