Banking the poor; measuring banking access in 54 economies.

9780821377543

Banking the poor; measuring banking access in 54 economies.

The World Bank

2009

104 pages

$29.95

Paperback

HG1660

Considering unindustrialized countries mostly in Africa, the study presents data from central banks and commercial banks on how many people use formal banking services, what services they value most, and how access to banking services could be expanded to include more people. Essays discuss the findings, such as that the extent to which people are banked depends primarily on how wealthy they are, and that there is a poverty threshold below which people find financial services elsewhere.

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