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April 30, 2024
Advancing small businesses’ access to finance: AFI’s SME Fina
April 30, 2024
Advancing small businesses’ access to finance: AFI’s SME Fina
From 22 to 25 April, members of AFI’s SME Finance Working Group (SMEFWG) gathered in Honduras for four days of peer exchange and collaboration. 39 Working Group members
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April 30, 2024
Digital and climate risks in focus as AFI’s South Asia members
April 30, 2024
Digital and climate risks in focus as AFI’s South Asia members
SARFII members are meeting in the Maldives to exchange insight and explore opportunities to advance financial inclusion in the region.
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April 29, 2024
Why Climate Works seeks out partners like AFI
April 29, 2024
Why Climate Works seeks out partners like AFI
We speak to Climate Works Fellow and former central bank governor, Jwala Rambarran about the importance of partnering with central banks and regulators to boost Inclusive
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April 29, 2024
AFI Engage program for aspiring policymakers
April 29, 2024
AFI Engage program for aspiring policymakers
Applications now open for the 2024-2025 cohort!
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April 26, 2024
AFI’s Arab Region Financial Inclusion Policy Initiative explore
April 26, 2024
AFI’s Arab Region Financial Inclusion Policy Initiative explore
On 25 April, to mark Arab Financial Inclusion Day, AFI’s Arab Region Financial Inclusion Policy Initiative (ARFIPI) held its first regional webinar.
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April 24, 2024
Country Focus: Financial Inclusion in Somalia
April 24, 2024
Country Focus: Financial Inclusion in Somalia
In March 2024, AFI welcomed the Central Bank of Somalia (CBS) as a new Associate Member. We are pleased to publish an interview with CBS Governor Abdirahman Mohamed Ab
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April 23, 2024
AFI Working Groups meet in Honduras to advance progress on Data a
April 23, 2024
AFI Working Groups meet in Honduras to advance progress on Data a
SME finance and data are both critical to sustainable and inclusive development, bringing AFI members together.
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April 22, 2024
Collaboration is key to advancing Inclusive Green Finance, say AF
April 22, 2024
Collaboration is key to advancing Inclusive Green Finance, say AF
AFI leaders from across the Global South, met with private sector partners this week to discuss practical ways of collaborating on advancing Inclusive Green Finance Globa
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April 22, 2024
Helping small businesses recover from disaster: lessons from Fiji
April 22, 2024
Helping small businesses recover from disaster: lessons from Fiji
Find out more about the Reserve Bank of Fiji's Disaster Rehabilitation and Containment Facility, and the business it has helped.
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April 22, 2024
Supporting smallholder farmers through technology: an innovative
April 22, 2024
Supporting smallholder farmers through technology: an innovative
An interview with Mohammad Ikhtiar Sobhan, Head of New Business Opportunities at iFarmer.
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Blogs

April 24, 2024
Financial inclusion and gender equality go hand in hand
April 24, 2024
Financial inclusion and gender equality go hand in hand
Since Hondurans elected their first female President, the principle of gender equality has come to the forefront of national efforts to achieve comprehensive, inclusive a
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April 17, 2024
Without financial inclusion, we can forget about sustainable deve
April 17, 2024
Without financial inclusion, we can forget about sustainable deve
An interview with Professor Dirk Zetzsche on sustainability and financial inclusion.
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April 8, 2024
Financial systems can play a key role in countering the effects o
April 8, 2024
Financial systems can play a key role in countering the effects o
The communities which struggle most to deal with the impact of climate change also tend to suffer from unequal access to financial services. Could both issues be tackled
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April 1, 2024
Leaving no one behind: Armenia’s financial education journe
April 1, 2024
Leaving no one behind: Armenia’s financial education journe
When Armenia won independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the country's financial education rate was at rock bottom. Today, it's at an all-time high. The Central Bank
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March 27, 2024
Mobile money and the next phase of financial inclusion
March 27, 2024
Mobile money and the next phase of financial inclusion
The financial inclusion rate may be rising, but parts of Africa and the Middle East still lag substantially behind other regions. Aminata Kane, Head of Mobile Money for A
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March 25, 2024
Why farmer financial inclusion matters
March 25, 2024
Why farmer financial inclusion matters
Smallholder farmers produce over 30 percent of the world’s food supply and support nearly 500 million livelihoods globally. Yet they still struggle to access basic fina
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March 25, 2024
Eswatini’s Fintech industry “a gateway to formal banking” s
March 25, 2024
Eswatini’s Fintech industry “a gateway to formal banking” s
From 20-23 May, AFI’s Working Groups will be meeting in Mbabane, Eswatini to discuss digital financial services, global standards and proportionality and financial incl
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March 19, 2024
Remedying consumer redress: Lessons from the AFI network
March 19, 2024
Remedying consumer redress: Lessons from the AFI network
AFI's Consumer Empowerment and Market Conduct Working Group (CEMCWG) recently published a guideline note to help members improve members' customer complaint protocols. He
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March 14, 2024
Bangladesh Bank launches Women’s Financial Inclusion Data Dashb
March 14, 2024
Bangladesh Bank launches Women’s Financial Inclusion Data Dashb
Bangladesh Bank has launched a Women’s Financial Inclusion Data (WFID) dashboard, which will provide valuable insight into the state of women’s financial inclusion in
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March 7, 2024
How to close the economic gender gap? Lessons from Latin America
March 7, 2024
How to close the economic gender gap? Lessons from Latin America
Around the world, a gender gap continues to hinder women from achieving their full potential – what can be done about it? By Francesca Randazzo, Expert on sustainable a
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Speeches

April 23, 2024
29th FIDWG & 22nd SMEFWG Meetings – Opening Remarks by
April 23, 2024
29th FIDWG & 22nd SMEFWG Meetings – Opening Remarks by
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March 29, 2024
Launch of the Green Finance Center in Papua New Guinea, Remarks b
March 29, 2024
Launch of the Green Finance Center in Papua New Guinea, Remarks b
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March 4, 2024
CEMCWG & IGFWG Meetings – Opening Remarks by Ariff Ali
March 4, 2024
CEMCWG & IGFWG Meetings – Opening Remarks by Ariff Ali
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March 4, 2024
CEMCWG & IGFWG Meetings – Opening Remarks by Chee Soo
March 4, 2024
CEMCWG & IGFWG Meetings – Opening Remarks by Chee Soo
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February 26, 2024
Regional Joint Learning Program on Developing and Implementing Fi
February 26, 2024
Regional Joint Learning Program on Developing and Implementing Fi
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February 26, 2024
Regional Joint Learning Program on Developing and Implementing Fi
February 26, 2024
Regional Joint Learning Program on Developing and Implementing Fi
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December 4, 2023
AFI Joint Learning Program on Inclusive Green Finance Policy Impl
December 4, 2023
AFI Joint Learning Program on Inclusive Green Finance Policy Impl
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October 30, 2023
BoU-AFI Regional Training on Financial Inclusion of Forcibly Disp
October 30, 2023
BoU-AFI Regional Training on Financial Inclusion of Forcibly Disp
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September 25, 2023
SARFII Leader’s Round Table – Opening remarks by Governor
September 25, 2023
SARFII Leader’s Round Table – Opening remarks by Governor
Since the inauguration of SARFII a year ago, during AFI’s GPF 2022, member institutions have worked towards the mutual goal of promoting financial inclusion in the Sout
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September 15, 2023
AFI Global Policy Forum – Opening remarks by Governor of th
September 15, 2023
AFI Global Policy Forum – Opening remarks by Governor of th
It is a real honour for me to welcome you all this morning as the incoming Chair of the AFI Board. I am privileged to be in the company of distinguished guests and partic
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