Financial Inclusion in Asia: An Overview
Published By: Asian Development Bank | Published Date: September, 01 , 2015This paper provides an analysis of financial development and inclusion in developing Asia using data from a wide array of sources. In terms of aggregate measures of financial development, the region as a whole has superior banking sector depth compared to other developing regions; however, this masks a great deal of variation across Asian economies. On financial inclusion, the most commonly reported barriers are cost, geographic access, and lack of identification.
Author(s): Thorsten Beck, Meghana Ayyagari | Posted on: Sep 07, 2015 | Views() | Download (677)