This paper summarizes financial inclusion across Africa. First, it provides a brief overview of the African financial sector landscape. Second, it uses the Global Financial Inclusion Indicators (Global Findex) database to characterize adults in Africa that use formal and informal financial services and identify the barriers to formal account ownership. Next, it uses World Bank Enterprise Survey data to examine how the use of financial services by...
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2012/06/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS6088
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2012/06/01
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Financial inclusion in Africa : an overview
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Finance & Private Sector Development