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Overview of financial inclusion, regulation, financial literacy, and education in Central Asia and South Caucasus
Morgan, Peter J.; Zhang, Yan; Kydyrbayev, Dossym - 2018
Financial inclusion and financial literacy are receiving increasing attention for their potential to contribute to economic and financial development while fostering more inclusive growth and greater income equality. In general, the progress of financial inclusion and financial development in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011913480
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What is the role of social pensions in Asia?
Barrientos, Armando - 2012
to address a variety of policy challenges, including old age poverty and vulnerability, rapid population ageing, the … systems. The main objective of this paper is to explore the potential role of social pensions and other noncontributory … providing income security in old age, including social pensions. It also examines the welfare effects of adopting alternative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009530200
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Building financial resilience through financial and digital literacy in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
Lyons, Angela C.; Kass-Hanna, Josephine; Liu, Fan; … - 2020
Globally, 1.7 billion adults still lack access to formal financial services, with a large percentage living in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Current financial inclusion strategies provide these vulnerable populations with access to a wide array of financial services that aim to build more...
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Impacts of financial literacy on the loan decisions of financially excluded households in the People's Republic of China
Lyons, Angela C.; Grable, John E.; Zeng, Ting - 2019
Government leaders around the world are designing national strategies to improve financial inclusion for populations traditionally excluded from the financial markets. Financial literacy is a key tool being used to bring economically vulnerable populations into the financial mainstream. Data...
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The role of macroeconomic policy in rebalancing growth
Morgan, Peter J. - 2011
, unemployment insurance and pensions, as well as investment in education, are seen as key ways to reduce household demand for …
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Targeting of social transfers : are India's elderly poor left behind?
Asri, Viola - 2017
card has become the primary determinant of access to social pensions. However, this focus on the ration card has its own …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011723774
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Infrastructure investment, private finance, and institutional investors : Asia from a global perspective
Inderst, Georg - 2016
This study evaluates infrastructure investment and finance in Asia from a global perspective. It provides an overview on infrastructure needs and the various sources of private finance, globally and within Asia, and creates a "bigger picture" for the demand and supply of capital for...
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Scaling up sustainable investment through blockchain-based project bonds
Chen, Yushi; Volz, Ulrich - 2021
This paper explores options for mobilizing domestic savings through fintech solutions to scale up sustainable investment. Most developing and emerging economies face an urgent need to scale up sustainable finance for low-carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure investment, yet underdeveloped...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012503296
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Fintech and financial inclusion : opportunities and pitfalls
Beck, Thorsten - 2020
Financial innovation in the form of new delivery channels, products, and providers has helped push out the frontier of access to finance and thus increase the bankable and banked population. Mobile money and crowdfunding platforms are prime examples for this. The same financial innovation has...
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Fintech development in Hong Kong, China
Tsui, Yvonne; Chen, Hongyi; Ip, Chris; Lee, Bernia - 2019
Major fintech advancements in recent years have attracted the attention of financial regulators around the world, including the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). HKMA stands ready to embrace technology and innovations that emerge in the course of fintech development. In particular, HKMA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012110291