Tanmia Capital has launched its Economic Papers series to address key topics in simple and informative manner
The series will be issued in alternate Arabic and English regularly.
Today's topic highlights financial inclusion and provides recent data from selected countries. (in English)
1. The Unbanked
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Egypt
Moldova
Jordan
Ghana
Lebanon
India
Turkey
Brazil
Malaysia
UAE
Greece
USA
France
UK
Germany
Sweden
Financial Inclusion % in 2014
Account Savings Borrowing
• Recent reports confirm that 2 Billion adult are still outside the formal
banking system thus unbanked
• Brining banking services to people is the ultimate objective of monetary
sector development and ethical finance initiatives
• The Financial Inclusion Ratio assesses the fulfillment of that objective and
defined as: the percentage of adults who possess a bank account
• The frequency of using bank accounts in a convenient knowledgeable
manner with low charges is also considered
• Many factors drive the Financial Inclusion Ratio i.e. number of branches &
ATMs and ease of accessing them, the minimum wealth or regular income
required to open a bank account or obtain financing, the capacity of banks
to deal with all types and segments of clients, clarity of terms of conditions,
family dependency ratio, regulations, cultural norms and religious believes
• Providing alternative banking is arguably one mechanism to elevate
financial inclusion. Examples include:
• Microfinance deals with micro and small businesses and low
income people
• Islamic banking caters mainly for clients who require Sharia
compliance financing
• Mobile payment offers banking to rural areas and marginzed
communities using sms and apps
• Post office network and gas stations widen the reach out to
communities
2. The Unbanked
Tanmia Capital. Economic Papers II
0 20 40 60 80 100
Egypt
Moldova
Jordan
Angola
Ghana
Lebanon
India
Kazakhstan
Turkey
Brazil
Malaysia
UAE
Greece
USA
France
UK
Germany
Sweden
Financial Inclusion % in 2014• Recent reports confirm that 2 Billion adult are still outside the formal
banking system thus unbanked
• Brining banking services to people is the ultimate objective of monetary
sector development and ethical finance initiatives
• The Financial Inclusion Ratio assesses the fulfillment of that objective and
defined as: the percentage of adults who possess a bank account
• The frequency of using bank accounts in a convenient knowledgeable
manner with low charges is also considered
• Many factors drive the Financial Inclusion Ratio i.e. number of branches &
ATMs and ease of accessing them, the minimum wealth or regular income
required to open bank account or obtain financing, the capacity of banks
to deal with all types and segments of clients, clarity of terms of conditions,
family dependency ratio, regulations, cultural norms and religious believes
• Providing alternative banking is arguably one mechanism to elevate
financial inclusion. Examples include:
• Microfinance deals with micro and small businesses and low
income people
• Islamic banking caters mainly for clients who require Sharia
compliance financing
• Mobile payment offers banking to rural areas and marginzed
communities using sms and apps
• Post office network and gas stations widen the reach out to
communities