New World Bank Report Urges Collective Action to Address Financial and Climate Challenges in EMDEs
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The Forum brought together development partners to discuss progress achieved, innovative best practices and lessons learned in the financial sector and identify how the World Bank can partner more effectively to achieve meaningful results at scale.
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An interview with Franziska Spoerri, Head of Macroeconomic Support Division, The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) on F4D’s strengths and what success of the program would look like.
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With the support of the World Bank through the Finance for Development (F4D) Umbrella Program, the Government of Zambia has taken a step towards fostering an enabling policy environment, enhancing collaboration with the private sector, and strengthening interagency cooperation to achieve its 85% financial inclusion aspiration by 2028.
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In Albania, the Finance for Development (F4D) Umbrella Program supports a multi-year program Enhancing Access to Green and Innovative Finance and Strengthening Supervision of Non-bank Financial Sector.
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The revolution in fast payments is sweeping across nearly all of Latin America, with huge implications for the affordability, convenience, and customer-centric design of digital financial services.
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An interview with Vahe Vardanyan, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, on the expected results of FinSAC (Financial Sector Advisory Center) in supporting Albania’s pathway towards financial stability and resilience.
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This comprehensive study has resulted in a policy toolkit designed to guide countries and regions.
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Learn more about the World Bank Group’s efforts to measure outcomes, address obstacles to access and usage of financial services, reach vulnerable groups, leverage technology, and foster stronger partnerships in financial inclusion.
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Payment systems are at the core of a country’s economic activity and its financial sector. Improvements in national payments systems (NPSs) lead to overall savings for the economy and strengthen securities management and transaction processing.
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Our work is made possible through the generous contributions of development partners. Each one of our partners brings technical expertise, advocacy, and coordination efforts that help us deliver on the F4D’s ambition, together.
The F4D Umbrella Program is supported by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the European Commission (EC), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).
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seco.admin.chWe invite you to read F4D’s inaugural Annual Report. The interactive e-book highlights the key milestones and progress of the program in 2023. The report illustrates that, even in its first year, F4D already played a central role in financial sector reforms at the World Bank.
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