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Bank Al-Maghrib shares sustainability and climate insight with peers from Uzbekistan
Sep 21, 2026 · original
On 15 September, AFI arranged a virtual peer-learning exchange between Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) and the Central Bank of Uzbekistan (CBU) on advancing sustainable banking frameworks and climate risk supervision. The event explored Morocco’s eight-year journey of greening its financial sector, offering useful guidance to CBU as it begins work to establish a green finance taxonomy and prudential climate risk architecture. “There is no one-size-fits-all approach,” said Najwa Mouhaouri, Head of the Climate Finance and Regulation Division at Bank Al-Maghrib. “In Morocco, we started by defining high-level supervisory expectations, building in-house capacities, and accompanying the banking sector through dialogue before moving toward formal stress-testing and binding regulations.” A focal point of the presentation was Bank Al-Maghrib’s comprehensive Climate Risk Assessment , conducted over two year
AFI and the Gates Foundation extend their partnership
Sep 21, 2026 · original
At the 2026 AFI Global Policy Forum, AFI and the Gates Foundation launched the next phase of their partnership to support regulators and policymakers to build strong financial ecosystems that foster digital financial inclusion, promote competition, protect consumers, and safeguard financial integrity and stability. The next phase of the collaboration will include scaling up AFI’s Competition Enablers Knowledge Exchange , which aims to foster innovation and capacity building in digital financial services, and advancing progress in priority areas such as AI, RegTech/SupTech, cybersecurity and fraud mitigation. “This new phase of our partnership moves from knowledge generation and sharing to implementation, working deeper in high-priority areas,” said Ariadne Plaitakis, Deputy Director of Regulation, Research and Policy at the Gates Foundation. “These include issues around competition, cons
Angola’s flexible approach to microcredit licensing is helping women entrepreneurs
Sep 18, 2026 · original
A Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA) initiative to make the licensing process for non-banking institutions involved in credit activities more flexible has significantly expanded access to microcredit for woman entrepreneurs. “We have simplified licensing procedures for microcredit operators, as well as exempting compliance with prudential rules, such as the minimum capital requirement to carry out the activity,” says Analdete Garcia, BNA’s Director of Non-Bank Financial Sector Supervision. “The aim was to reduce the level of demand for financial services in the informal market, and to create a favorable environment for economic and social inclusion, with a view to sustainable economic development.” “We already have 14,000 mutual funds that have benefited from microcredit by microcredit companies and cooperative, and since the publication of the microcredit regulation, the financial inclusion
Uzbekistan launches its National Financial Inclusion Indices
Sep 17, 2026 · original
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has published the country’s first National Financial Inclusion Indices, establishing a national baseline for tracking how adults and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) access, use and benefit from financial services. The pilot assessment gives financial inclusion a score of 59 out of 100 for adults, and 49 for MSMEs, pointing to broad basic access alongside gaps in active use, formal savings, rural reach and services for smaller businesses. The Indices, which measure three dimensions of financial inclusion – access, usage and quality across payments, credit and savings, draw on data from both providers and users. The adult score comprises 62 for access, 51 for usage and 64 for quality. For MSMEs, the respective scores are 39, 64 and 43. The findings reveal that 83% of adults hold bank cards, 77% use internet banking, and 86% are capable of ma
Fiji’s financial inclusion story: digital progress, new gaps, the road ahead
Sep 15, 2026 · original
Farisha Ali, Senior Analyst , Financial Innovation & Data, Reserve Bank of Fiji Over the past 15 years, sustained efforts by the Reserve Bank of Fiji in collaboration with government, financial institutions and development partners have helped transform the way Fijians access and use financial services. The results of the 2025 Financial Services Demand Side Survey (DSS) demonstrate just how far we have come. Formal financial inclusion now stands at 87 percent, up from 81 percent in 2020 and 64 percent in 2014. More Fijians than ever before are connected to formal financial services, particularly through digital channels that are extending reach into urban, rural and remote communities. Yet the survey tells a story that goes beyond access. For the first time, it provides deeper insights into financial health and wellbeing, reminding us that while more people are financially connected, man
Doubling down on gender-inclusive finance: ten years of the Denarau Action Plan
Sep 7, 2026 · original
In 2016, through the Denarau Action Plan , the AFI network committed to placing gender-inclusive finance at the heart of its agenda. During the 2026 AFI Global Policy Forum, achievements in advancing women’s financial inclusion were highlighted, along with a call to redouble efforts to close the gender gap. “A decade on, our commitment must be renewed with even greater determination,” said AFI Board Chair Soraya Hakuziyaremye, Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda. “Women’s economic empowerment requires more than access. It requires better data, stronger policy frameworks, and financial systems designed to respond to the realities and needs of women and women-owned businesses.” “We must sustain the momentum on gender-inclusive financing,” said AFI Chief Executive Officer, Dr Alfred Hannig. “We still see persistent gender gaps on usage and quality, financing constraints for women-owned
Financial inclusion’s role in building resilience highlighted at AFI Global Policy Forum
Sep 7, 2026 · original
The need for financial systems which build broadscale resilience was emphasized during the Closing Ceremony of the 2026 AFI Global Policy Forum in Port Moresby. Elizabeth Genia, Governor of Bank of Papua New Guinea, said that “our discussions have made it clear that access alone is not enough: people need financial services that are useful and affordable, that they can use safely, and that make them more resilient when a shock arrives. That is a demanding agenda which asks more of regulators and more of financial institutions, but it gives us a clear purpose.” “Financial systems are only as resilient as the people they serve,” said Leonie Dunn, Deputy Governor of Bank of Namibia. “Resilience cannot be added after a crisis or treated as an afterthought. It must be woven into the fabric of policy, designed into the core of policy and into the core of infrastructure, institutions and market
2026 AFI Global Policy Forum: Opening Remarks by AFI CEO, Dr Alfred Hannig
Sep 5, 2026 · original
Here in Papua New Guinea, there is no better place to really understand the challenges of financial inclusion. In AFI, we speak a lot about diversity, and we appreciate diversity. Here, we are in the most linguistically diverse country in the world, with 840 living languages. One of the reasons for this diversity is Papua New Guinea’s geography. High mountain ranges, thick rainforests, swamps and fast-moving rivers have carved the land into pockets. Humans have inhabited this region for 60,000 years, with tribes separated from each other by terrain which hindered travel or trade. This gives you an idea of the relevance of financial inclusion in this country, and the efforts that are needed to make it work. In recent years, Papua New Guinea has seen tremendous financial inclusion progress. With more than 4.75 million active bank accounts, and over 19,000 access points across the country,
2026 AFI Global Policy Forum highlights need to improve financial well-being
Sep 4, 2026 · original
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 opportu
2026 AFI Global Financial Inclusion Award winners revealed
Sep 3, 2026 · original
Each year, the AFI Global Financial Inclusion Awards celebrate the achievements of member institutions and policymakers in advancing inclusive finance. The 2026 finalists and winners were revealed during AFI’s annual Global Policy Forum, in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Nestor Espenilla Jr. Financial Inclusion Innovation Award Winner: Bank of Zambia Finalists: State Bank of Pakistan Banque de la République d’Haïti Banco Central del Paraguay Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador Financial Inclusion Policy Achievement Award Winner: State Bank of Pakistan Finalists: Bank of Tanzania National Bank of Rwanda Palestine Monetary Authority Superintendencia de Bancos de la República Dominicana Maya Declaration Commitment Award Winner: Bangladesh Bank Finalists: Bank of Tanzania Bank Negara Malaysia Central Bank of Sri Lanka Palestine Monetary Authority Institutional Leadership Award Winner: B

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