Our Approach
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CGAP’s Research and Market Intelligence team coordinates research activities across the organization, and produces data on access to finance. This small but growing team is a key part of CGAP’s role as a provider of global data and evidence-based research on the industry. The team works with other experts in CGAP and the industry at large to produce a broad range of publications based on original research.
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Financial Access 2009
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The survey targets the main financial regulators (usually central banks or bank superintendents) in 150 countries.
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Features
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Financial Access 2010, the second in a series of annual surveys conducted by CGAP and the World Bank, was launched in February with a report due in the fall.
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News and Events
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Measuring Financial Access Around the World: A background paper for the Financial Access 2009 report introduces a new set of financial access indicators for 139 countries and presents detailed data analysis as well as estimates of access to financial services worldwide, using Financial Access 2009 survey data. The new data set features broader country coverage and greater disaggregation by type of financial product and by type of institution supplying the product.
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Announcing the launch of CGAP’s new report Financial Access 2009:Measuring Financial Inclusion Around the World: Report authors Nataliya Mylenko, Jake Kendall, and Alejandro Ponce Rodriguez will be hosting a panel discussion on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at the World Bank. The event will be from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with an introduction by CGAP CEO Elizabeth Littlefield and a reception immediately following the panel discussion.
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Report Data
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Report Methodology
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Financial Access 2009 introduces new data from a survey of financial regulators in 139 countries. It presents indicators of access to savings, credit, and payment services in banks and regulated nonbank financial institutions. Building on earlier work, it is the first in a series of annual reports documenting access to financial services around the world.
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Working Papers and Presentations
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