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The meeting touched upon the IMF’s work on fintech, women’s financial inclusion, and emerging issues around digital financial services such as algorithm biases and cybersecurity. Read more

The Special Advocate and Governor Koné discussed the implementation of BCEAO’s current financial inclusion strategy, how to expand digital financial services to rural areas, and ongoing projects to promote payments interoperability and the fintech sector. Read more

UNSGSA Queen Máxima and Bank of Mexico Governor Alejandro Díaz de León to hold bilateral meeting on deepening cooperation on key financial inclusion issues. Read more

The need to promote financial health has become particularly evident amidst the financial and economic impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This global crisis has exposed not only the vulnerability of those who are excluded from the financial system but also the need to ensure that those who are… Read more

Dialogue was focused on how to promote inclusive finance, in line with Mexico’s National Policy for Financial Inclusion, which was published in March 2020. Read more

The Special Advocate commended Italy for its role in prioritizing digital financial inclusion and SME finance. Further, the UNSGSA noted with well regard the Italian Presidency’s commitment to put the health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19 at the top of its agenda. The UNSGSA has emphasized… Read more

The Special Advocate has focused on agricultural finance and smallholder farmers. She is scheduled to deliver virtual remarks for the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) special seminar on food and nutrition on 25 November 2020. Read more

H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is scheduled to virtually deliver opening remarks at the ASEAN Women Leaders’ Summit: “Women’s Role in Building a Cohesive, Dynamic, Sustainable, and Inclusive ASEAN Community in a Post COVID-19 World” on 12 November 2020. She will speak in her capacity as the… Read more

Members of the UNSGSA Reference Group met virtually with Queen Máxima on October 27 to discuss the many challenges and opportunities that the COVID-19 pandemic presents for financial inclusion, and to share updates since the group’s last virtual meeting in April. Read more

A key theme emphasized throughout the Special Advocate’s latest report is the important role of financial inclusion, particularly digital financial inclusion, in the context of COVID-19. Read more

H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), will deliver the keynote remarks at the Identification for Development (ID4D) event “Inclusive Digital ID for a Resilient Recovery from COVID-19” at the Virtual World Bank Group… Read more

H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), virtually provided keynote remarks for a G7 Partnership for Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion in Africa event on 23 September 2020 during the 75th UN General… Read more