Tag: Africa

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UNSGSA Queen Máxima Welcomes South Africa's Minister Pandor to Discuss Women’s Digital and Financial Inclusion Collaboration in Africa

South Africa, G20, GPFI, Naledi Pandor, Cyril Ramaphosa, Africa, Digital financial inclusion
Speech

Digital Financial Inclusion for Women in Africa: A Path to Recovery, Resilience, and Innovation

G7, Africa, Digital financial inclusion
Speech

Keynote Remarks at G7 Event on Catalyzing Digital Financial Services for Women Across Africa

G7, Africa, Women, economic empowerment
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CNBC Africa Speaks with Special Advocate on Financial Inclusion in Africa

Africa, Financial inclusion, Mobile phone financial services
he Special Advocate spoke about financial inclusion in Africa with CNBC Africa during the World Bank's 2015 spring meetings. The interview, which aired on 21 April 2015, looked at the importance of financial inclusion as what the UNSGSA called "an agent of change" for poverty alleviation; the leading role sub-Saharan countries are playing in the rise of mobile money; and the role of governments and the private sector in expanding financial inclusion across the continent. Closing Bell: The State of Financia
Speech

Public-Private Partnership to Strengthen Financial Inclusion and Financial Integrity

SSBs, Africa, AML/CFT, FATF, regulation
Speech

UNSGSA Remarks at Feeding the World 2013

Africa, Development Agenda, food, farmers
Country Visit

UNSGSA Visits Nigeria in Support of National Strategy for Financial Inclusion

Africa, Development Goals, G20 FI Peer Learning Program, Microfinance, National strategies, Nigeria
Governor Sanusi, Queen Máxima, and H.E. President Jonathan met to discuss the role of inclusive finance for achieving Nigeria's economic and development goals. Abuja, Nigeria, 23 October 2013. Photo credit: Central Bank of Nigeria
Country Visit

Keeping up the financial inclusion momentum in South Africa

Africa, G20 FI Peer Learning Program, National strategies, South Africa
South Africa has implemented a variety of policy reforms and service innovations with the aim of extending financial services across the country. - Photo credit: Amina Tirana
Country Visit

Financial Services, Consumer Protection and Agriculture in West Africa

Africa, Agriculture, Diverse financial services, Entrepreneurs, Mali, Microfinance, regulation, Senegal, SME finance, Women
Country Visit

UNSGSA discusses mobile banking, SMEs, and small farmers in Egypt

Africa, Agriculture, Diverse financial services, Egypt, regulation, SME finance
Egyptian farmers still need a variety of services, including savings, insurance and credit, to maximize their outputs and improve food security for their families, and the nation. - Photo credit: Amina Tirana
Country Visit

Toward an inclusive financial sector in post-conflict Liberia

Africa, Development Goals, Diverse financial services, Liberia, regulation, SME finance
Queen Máxima talks with employees and clients of a local microfinance institution near the Liberian capital, Monrovia (June 2010) - Photo credit: Amina Tirana
Country Visit

UNSGSA discussed financial inclusion opportunities with Tanzania’s leaders

Africa, Agriculture, Diverse financial services, Insurance, Tanzania
Rural farmers in Tanzania. - Photo credit: Amina Tirana