Publications
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.
Report | Aug 2, 2011
The Stocktaking Report aims to provide the G20 Leaders with a summarized but comprehensive framework by which to understand the SME finance gap and its challenges. The report highlights key recommendations that are proposed to the G20 Leaders in order to achieve significant and sustainable scale-up of SME access to financial services across the developing world.
Report | Aug 2, 2011
The report highlights key trends, challenges, and opportunities for accelerating progress in financial inclusion and proposes major high-level poliy recommendations for consideration by G20 policy makers to benefit a wider range of developing countries, including non-G20 member countries.
