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Building Inclusive Financial Sectors: A Multistakeholder Dialogue Amman, October 12, 2004

Building Inclusive Financial Sectors: A Multistakeholder Dialogue Amman, October 12, 2004. The Context A Double International Commitment

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Building Inclusive Financial Sectors: A Multistakeholder Dialogue Amman, October 12, 2004

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  1. Building Inclusive Financial Sectors:A Multistakeholder Dialogue Amman, October 12, 2004

  2. The Context A Double International Commitment • The Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development (2002) is the basis of a commitment to building appropriate financial services for households, micro-, small and medium enterprises. • The International Year of Microcredit 2005 is committed to promoting the building of inclusive financial sectors that help people improve their lives and launching a challenge to national governments.

  3. Vision Scale up efforts and build industry capacity to meet unmet demand for microfinance Av. Loan O/S Current supply of financial services reach only a small fraction of the six billion people in the world, mostly wealthy/corporate clients High income clients served To reach our vision we need to: 100*GDP • Dramatically increase access to financial services • Establish prudential means to use microfinance most effectively to alleviate poverty Unmet worldwide demand for financial services is staggering Gap 10*GDP Not served The portion of poor clients served is small but rapidly growing 25 to 30 percent annually over the past five years 0.5*GDP Low income clients served Current Situation

  4. Blue Book on Building Inclusive Financial Sectors Objectives and Outcomes Objectives • Develop a common understanding of the constraints to building inclusive financial sectors in different country settings and opportunities for action • Develop a compelling analysis, a “Blue Book on Building Inclusive Financial Sectors that will provide information, analysis and guidance • Adopt the “Blue Book” as a tool to stimulate concrete action at the country level. Outcome • The preparation of a “Blue Book on Building Inclusive Financial Sectors” to be submitted to the General Assembly in fall 2005. • Follow-up by national governments.

  5. The Process Bringing together over the coming months a wide range of stakeholders though “multistakeholder dialogues,” direct interaction with stakeholder groups and contributions via the web site. Participants will address this basic question: “Why are so many bankable clients unbanked?” Consultations will culminate in a Global Meeting in May 2005.

  6. Proposed Organization of Session Program • Introductory Statements • Round Table Discussions in small groups • Presentation of results • Discussion in Plenary and Conclusions • Identification of Ways to Pursue Dialogue in Middle East and North Africa Region

  7. Round Table Discussions Why are so Many Bankable Clients Unbanked? • On the basis of the set of questions provided as guidance, identify the five key constraints to greater access • Bring in examples based on your own experience • Identify the major challenges to the development of inclusive financial sectors over the next 5 – 10 years • Prepare one sentence vision statements on building inclusive financial sectors • Provide suggestion for further dialogue in the region.

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