Tilman Ehrbeck

Tilman is a former CEO of CGAP. As such, he was responsible for the strategic direction and management of the organization, a global partnership of 34 funders with the common objective to advance financial inclusion for the poor. Prior to CGAP, Tilman was a Partner with the global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, where he held a series of leadership positions in the Global Banking and Healthcare Practices. He has worked in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. Tilman holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the EU-sponsored European University Institute (EUI) and an undergraduate degree from the University of Hamburg.

By Tilman Ehrbeck

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IMF Survey: Financial Access Gap Narrows in Sub-Saharan Africa

The financial access gap in Sub-Saharan Africa is fast narrowing when compared to other areas, according to the IMF’s latest Financial Access Survey (FAS).
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Financial Inclusion, Stability, Integrity, and Consumer Protection

An inclusive financial system that reaches all citizens will have a more stable retail deposit base, which should increase systematic stability.
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External Evaluation of CGAP’s Work to Advance Financial Inclusion

Next week, at our Annual Meeting in Amsterdam, CGAP will finalize and formally adopt a new strategic direction for the next five years. To help us put together this strategy, we commissioned an independent evaluation of our previous years’ work.
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Experiencing Human-Centered Design For The Base Of The Pyramid

Recently CGAP has worked in three countries with a variety of partners to generate demand-side insights and design innovative products that work better for low-income households, using what has come to be known as “human-centered design."
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Jobs And Financial Inclusion

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis and with the mounting pressure of a demographic bulge of young people in many developing countries, the imperative of creating jobs has returned to the forefront of development priorities. At the same time, global leaders are concerned about inclusive growth and have made financial inclusion one of the pillars of the G20 development agenda. How are jobs and financial inclusion linked? The answer depends on what type of jobs we are talking about.