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Impact of Financial Inclusion on Economic Growth in Secular and Religious Countries

Ozili, Peterson K; Lay, Sok Heng; Syed, Aamir Aijaz - 2023

Empirical research on the relationship between financial inclusion and economic growth has neglected the influence of religion or secularism. We investigate the effect of financial inclusion on economic growth in religious and secular countries. The financial inclusion indicators are the number...

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Assessing Global Interest in Decentralized Finance, Embedded Finance, Open Finance, Ocean Finance and Sustainable Finance

Ozili, Peterson K - 2023

This paper analyzes global interest in internet information about decentralized finance (DeFi), embedded finance (EmFi), open finance (OpFi), ocean finance (OcFi) and sustainable finance (SuFi) and the relationship among them. The findings reveal that global interest in internet information...

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Financial Inclusion : The Globally Important Determinants

Ozili, Peterson K - 2022

This paper highlights the globally-important determinants of financial inclusion. The determinants identified in this paper are formal account ownership; demand for formal savings; demand for formal borrowings; financial literacy and education; debit and credit cards usage; the need to receive...

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Measuring Financial Inclusion and Financial Exclusion

Ozili, Peterson K - 2021

Achieving high levels of financial inclusion has been a policy priority for policy makers in many countries as policy makers seek to reduce the level of financial exclusion to low levels. There have also been increased interest in financial inclusion research by academics. The literature lacks a...

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Financial Inclusion, Sustainability and Sustainable Development

Ozili, Peterson K - 2022

This paper examines how financial inclusion is related to sustainability and the level of sustainable development. I show that granting access to basic formal financial services contributes to greater sustainable development by ensuring that access to finance is guaranteed in a sustainable way,...

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Achieving Financial Inclusion : Whatever It Takes

Ozili, Peterson K - 2022

This paper presents some policy ideas on how to achieve high levels of financial inclusion. It explores a number of policy options that can be used to achieve greater levels of financial inclusion. The paper argues that high levels of financial inclusion can be achieved by reducing interest rate;...

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Circular Economy and Central Bank Digital Currency

Ozili, Peterson K - 2022

The emergence of central bank digital currency (CBDC) provides an opportunity for central banks to make an important … circular economy. Central banks can contribute to the transition to a circular economy in two ways: first, by making central … can be used to provide stimulus funding to support circular businesses during crises; and, a central bank digital currency …

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Financial Reporting under Economic Policy Uncertainty

Ozili, Peterson K - 2021

In this paper, I discuss financial reporting under economic policy uncertainty. This paper is one of the first papers to relate economic policy uncertainty to financial reporting behaviour. It identifies the link between economic policy uncertainty and financial reporting in terms of earnings...

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Financial Inclusion-Exclusion Paradox : How Banked Adults Become Unbanked Again

Ozili, Peterson K - 2021

This paper analyses how financially included adults might become unbanked again. Agents of financial inclusion incorporate economic and social constraints in the delivery of formal financial services. These constraints limit the ability of poor banked adults to use basic financial services to...

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The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows on Nonperforming Loans : The Case of UAE

Ozili, Peterson K; Salman, Asma; Qaisar Ali - 2021

inflows and bank efficiency reduced the size of NPLs for banks while the combined effect of FDI inflows and better … examining the link between FDI inflows and NPLs in the context of banks in the UAE …

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