Issue #5 AFI Global Newsletter

Welcome to the Alliance for Financial Inclusion's monthly newsletter, bringing you up to date on the AFI network's latest news, publications and events.

AFI members speak up for Inclusive Green Finance at COP 29

Inclusive Green Finance’s contribution to the global climate agenda was highlighted at an event co-hosted by AFI and the University of Luxembourg at the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP) 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event featured expert insight from Bank Al-Maghrib , Bangladesh Bank , and Financial Regulatory Commission of Mongolia . >> Read more.

Impact stories

In Costa Rica, women’s financial inclusion and economic autonomy go hand in hand

AFI recently traveled to Costa Rica to learn from Superintendencia General de Entidades Financieras - SUGEF and other stakeholders about the country’s initiatives to boost women’s financial inclusion. >> Read more. 

You can learn more, and meet women entrepreneurs who are benefiting, in the video below.👇

Building women entrepreneurs’ financial literacy in Cambodia

In Cambodia, women own 62% of microenterprises but often lack financial knowledge to thrive. In response, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and other stakeholders are integrating financial literacy into school curricula and launched "Let’s Talk Money" initiative, reaching 1.5M people in just three months! Watch our short video to discover how these initiatives are benefiting women entrepreneurs.👇

National Bank of Cambodia

Latest blogs

For Rwanda, the next phase is about moving beyond access to financial services, toward full financial usage.

Soraya M. Hakuziyaremye , Deputy Governor, National Bank of Rwanda

We must weave gender equality into the fabric of financial inclusion - a key tool is sex-disaggregated data.

Sesilia Nekwaya-Okafor , Bank of Namibia; Co-Chair, AFI FIDIWG

The digital transformation of Pakistan’s cattle markets is a tactical move towards cashless transactions.

Ahmed Sumair, Joint Director, Digital Financial Services Group, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)

Videos

AFI at COP 29

How innovative policies help financially include forcibly displaced people

Why join AFI's SME Finance Working Group?

AFI members share how AFI's SME Finance Working Group (SMEFWG) has benefited them and their organizations. Created in 2013, AFI’s SMEFWG actively shares knowledge and experience that promotes MSMEs' access to finance through the development of policy guidance and in-country implementation.

Featured publications

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About Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)

AFI is a policy leadership alliance owned and led by member central banks and financial regulatory institutions with the common objective of advancing financial inclusion at country, regional and international levels. AFI partners with regulators, international organizations and private sector leaders to drive practical solutions and facilitate the implementation of impactful policy changes through its cooperative model that embeds peer learning, knowledge exchange and peer transformation. ➡ More on AFI.