PRESS RELEASE: CGAP Releases Financial Access 2009: Measuring Access to Financial Services Around the World

Source: CGAP.

Original press release available online.

WASHINGTON , September 30 – Financial inclusion–providing access to financial services for all–has gained prominence in the past few years as a policy objective for national policymakers, multilateral institutions, and others in the development field.

Financial Access 2009 reports on new data from a survey of financial regulators in 139 countries. It presents indicators of access to savings, credit, and payment services in banks and in regulated nonbank financial institutions—reviewing some policy initiatives that support financial inclusion. As the first in an annual series documenting access to financial services around the world, it is intended for a broad audience of policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and multilateral and bilateral investors.

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