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Financial Inclusion Regulation Center


     

Financial Inclusion Regulation Center

Increasingly, financial sector regulators and supervisors, funders, researchers, MFIs and national microfinance networks are seeking to understand different regulatory approaches that enable the expansion of sustainable microfinance services and address important topics in financial inclusion such as branchless banking and financial consumer protection. 

The Financial Inclusion Regulation Center addresses this need by providing a broad, timely collection of the laws and regulations most relevant to financial inclusion. For each country, the Financial Inclusion Regulation Center includes resources such as:

Regulatory Overview

Get a concise overview of each country's main institutions involved in providing financial services to the poor, the government bodies regulating such institutions, and any country-specific highlights regarding ongoing policy or regulatory developments related to financial inclusion.

Laws and Regulations

Find summaries and copies of laws and regulations carefully selected for relevance to financial inclusion. Divided into three main topics: 

Regulators

Access the websites of the main regulators in each country who play a significant role in regulating and supervising institutions providing financial services to the poor.

Recommended Reading

Learn more about each country via links to CGAP and external research and publications related to financial inclusion regulatory policy.

     

Latest Library Additions

Promoting Financial Inclusion in India
Why has India not achieved greater financial inclusion?

Financial Inclusion and Stability: What Does Research Show?
Exploring linkages between financial inclusion and stability

Islamic Republic of Pakistan: Improving Access to Financial Services - Main Report
Developing an inclusive financial sector in Pakistan


Recommended Reading

MINECOFIN Strategic Plan for 2010-2013
Dealing with the impact of the global financial crisis

Policy and Regulatory Issues in Microfinance
Paper presented at the Microfinance Summit, February 14-16, 2008, Kathmandu, Nepal

Microfinance within the EU Banking Industry: Policy and Practice
Understanding the nature of microfinance services offered by banks


 

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