The challenges of ensuring that financial systems generate widespread financial well-being have been highlighted at the 2026 AFI Global Policy Forum (GPF) in Port Moresby.

“Our responsibility is clear,” said AFI Chair, Soraya Hakuziyaremye, Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda. “We must build financial systems capable of withstanding shocks while expanding opportunity, systems that embrace innovation while protecting consumers, systems that support economic growth while safeguarding our planet, and above all, systems that are genuinely inclusive.”

“We are living through a period of profound and accelerating transformation,” said Elizabeth Genia, Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea. “Artificial intelligence, digital public infrastructure, climate change, cyber risks and evolving economic models bring real and complex challenges, yet they also present a once-in-a-generation opportunity to harness technological progress, innovation and climate resilience as drivers of broader and more inclusive prosperity.”

“Next generation financial inclusion involves not looking simply at whether people can access financial services, but whether financial systems enable them to participate more fully in the economy, support financial intermediation, build resilience, improve the financial well-being, and generate inclusive prosperity,” said AFI Chief Executive Officer, Dr Alfred Hannig.

The 2026 AFI Global Policy Forum is being co-hosted with Bank of Papua New Guinea under the theme of ‘Resilient Economies, Inclusive Future’.