The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the financial inclusion index and development variables in the least developed countries in Asia and Africa by using annual data of 42 countries for the period 2000-2019. The pooled panel regression and panel data analysis...

This paper provides an analysis of financial development and inclusion in developing Asia using data from a wide array of sources. We show that in terms of aggregate measures of financial development, the region as a whole has superior banking sector depth compared to other developing regions;...

Financial Inclusion is not a new phenomenon. In India, the initial efforts for Financial Inclusion can be traced in the 1904 with the beginning of the co-operative movement. Many researchers worked on Financial Inclusion, after reviewing the literature we identified, number of plans and...