Publications
Report | Nov 4, 2011
IFC conducted analytical work with the objective of identifying appropriate approaches to calculate or reduce the main risks and costs that inhibit access to financial services in the agricultural sector in developing countries. A stocktaking exercise was conducted on approximately 60 case studies and an outreach process was initiated, especially with African partner countries, supported by the Partnership “Making Finance Work for Africa”.
Case Study | Sep 30, 2011
One of the obstacles to more effective financial inclusion is that the international standards that guide the delivery of financial services were originally conceived for developed countries. Yet the practical realities in developing countries, which are home to an estimated 90% of the world’s financially excluded, are very different. This report highlights how international standards and their application can be improved to accommodate these differences, based on an analysis of five countries.
Case Study | Sep 30, 2011
This case study highlights the experience of Brazil in implementing international standards in the financial sector and the interaction, where relevent, with the topic of financial inclusion. The case study aims to tell the story of Brazil's engagement with each of the standard-setting bodies (SSBs) and to highlight areas where further engagement from the SSBs on the topic of financial inclusion will be welcomed.
Case Study | Sep 30, 2011
This case study highlights the experience of Kenya in implementing international standards in the financial sector and the interaction, where relevant, with the topic of financial inclusion. The case study aims to tell the story of Kenya's engagement with each of the standard-setting bodies (SSBs) and to highlight areas where further engagement from the SSBs on the topic of financial inclusion will be welcomed.
Case Study | Sep 30, 2011
This case study highlights the experience of Mexico in implementing international standards in the financial sector and the interaction, where relevant, with the topic of financial inclusion. The case study aims to tell the story of Mexico's engagement with each of the standard-setting bodies (SSBs) and to highlight areas where further engagement from the SSBs on the topic of financial inclusion will be welcomed.
Case Study | Sep 30, 2011
This case study highlights the experience of the Philippines in implementing international standards in the financial sector and the interaction, where relevant, with the topic of financial inclusion. The case study aims to tell the story of the Philippines' engagement with each of the standard-setting bodies (SSBs) and to highlight areas where further engagement from the SSBs on the topic of financial inclusion will be welcomed.
Case Study | Sep 30, 2011
This case study highlights the experience of South Africa in implementing international standards in the financial sector and the interaction, where relevant, with the topic of financial inclusion. The case study aims to tell the story of South Africa's engagement with each of the standard-setting bodies (SSBs) and to highlight areas where further engagement from the SSBs on the topic of financial inclusion will be welcomed.
Case Study | Sep 30, 2011
The G20 Principles for Innovative Financial Inclusion consist of nine core principles for promoting financial inclusion, based on experience and best practice, which form the basis of the G20’s Financial Inclusion Action Plan. A new Bringing the Principles to Life report, published by the Alliance for Financial Inclusion in its capacity as Implementing Partner of the GPFI, describes how 11 countries on five continents have successfully applied the principles, and the lessons they have learned in doing so.
Report | Aug 29, 2011
The G20 Principles for Innovative Financial Inclusion were endorsed by the G20 at the Toronto Summit in May 2010, and underpinned the establishment of the GPFI by G20 Leaders at the Seoul Summit in November 2010 to take forward its commitments on financial inclusion with broad stakeholder participation. The document includes the G20 Principles and Report on Innovative Financial Inclusion from the Access to Innovation (ATI) subgroup of the G20 Financial Inclusion Experts Group.
Report | Aug 29, 2011
The G20 Principles for Innovative Financial Inclusion were developed in 2010 by the Access Through Innovation Subgroup (ATISG) of the G20 Financial Inclusion Experts Group (FIEG). Tasked with raising awareness and collecting further examples of the Principles in action, the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) has reprinted the G20 Principles in this executive brief, along with some examples of how developing country policymakers are bringing these Principles to life.
