Access to finance in Ethiopia has increased over the years, largely driven by financial institution accounts. Yet, women remain largely excluded from the financial sector, with certain gaps widening over time. This brief analyses data from The World Bank’s Global Findex 2022 and other sources to assess the financial inclusion landscape in Ethiopia and presents both high-level and specific actions to take into consideration.

Access to and use of digital financial services in Tanzania has increased over the past decade. But despite this progress, women remain under-served by the financial system. This brief analyses data from The World Bank’s Global Findex 2021 and other sources then presents recommendations for increasing financial inclusion in Tanzania.

The launch of a new Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion Advocacy Hub to champion equal access to Digital Financial Services for women, with initial efforts to support local coalitions in Indonesia and Ethiopia, as well as to encourage others to join the coalition.

The launch of a new Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion Advocacy Hub to champion equal access to Digital Financial Services for women, with initial efforts to support local coalitions in Indonesia and Ethiopia, as well as to encourage others to join the coalition.

UNCDF and Flutterwave join forces to ensure women's voices are included during the policymaking process on digital financial services. In June 2021, our CEMAC advisory panel shared 23 proposals for accelerating women’s financial inclusion with regulators and public decision-makers in the region. Read the full report here.

29 participants from 14 institutions will work together intensively for two months to identify and develop policy solutions in promotion of Egypt's National Financial Inclusion Strategy.

This new framework has the potential to expand access to digital financial services to reach more Mauritanians. The Policy Accelerator team is honored to have supported the process through our work with the Central Bank of Mauritania.

Women in the CEMAC region are still largely excluded from the formal financial sector. In June 2021, our CEMAC advisory panel shared 23 proposals for accelerating women’s financial inclusion with regulators and public decision-makers in the region. Now they are collaborating to turn these recommendations into changes to policy and regulation.

Ethiopia’s renewed focus on sustainable growth is a powerful opportunity for digital financial services. Smart legal and regulatory reforms can increase the benefits to everyone.