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During the breaks, participants shared their opinions and impressions.
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April 19, 2012 - Washington DC., 2012 World Bank/ IMF Spring Meetings. Closing the Gap with Financial InclusionRobert Zoellick, President, The World Bank; Jose Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico; Betty Mwangi,Chief of Financial Services, Safaricom; Peter Sands, Group Executive, Standard Chartered. Photo: Simone. D. McCourtie
10 December 2013, Shelfo Village, Awasa Zuria Woreda, Sidama Zone, SNNP region, Ethiopia - A UN delegation headed by Queen Máxima in her capacity as UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA) participating in an interactive exchange with cooperative unions, local microfinance institutions and regional actors during a visit to Anja Chefa HGSF school..From left: Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP); HM Queen Maxima of the Netherlands; Sani Redi Ahmed, Vice President and Director of Agriculture, SNNP region, and government representative.
Photo:©FAO/IFAD/WFP/Petterik Wigger. Editorial use only. Photo credit must be given.
10 December 2013, Shelfo Village, Awasa Zuria Woreda, Sidama Zone, SNNP region, Ethiopia - Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) greeting school children at A UN delegation headed by Queen Máxima in her capacity as UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA) meeting with children as they visit the school and talk about the HGSF school feeding programme. Pictured left to right: Adolfo Brizzi, Director of Policy and Technical Advisory Division at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) (glasses); Queen Maxima, FAO Representative for Ethiopia Modibo Traoré; UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Deputy Director-General Maria-Helena Semedo; Sani Redi Ahmed (Vice President, SNNP region, government representative) and Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
Photo:©FAO/IFAD/WFP/Petterik Wigger. Editorial use only. Photo credit must be given.
10 December 2013, Shelfo Village, Awasa Zuria Woreda, Sidama Zone, SNNP region, Ethiopia - HM Queen Maxima, UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), in a group shot with senior UN officials and UNHAS crew following a visit to a school participating in the school feeding programme. From left, UNHAS crew members with (third from right) HM Queen Maxima, Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Pascal Vuillet (WFP-UNHAS), Maria-Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
Photo credit must be given:©FAO/IFAD/WFP/Petterik Wiggers. Editorial use only.
April 19, 2012 - Washington DC., 2012 World Bank/ IMF Spring Meetings. Closing the Gap with Financial InclusionRobert Zoellick, President, The World Bank; Jose Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico; Betty Mwangi,Chief of Financial Services, Safaricom; Peter Sands, Group Executive, Standard Chartered. Photo: Simone. D. McCourtie
10 December 2013, Shelfo Village, Awasa Zuria Woreda, Sidama Zone, SNNP region, Ethiopia - A delegation of UN officials look on as school lunch is prepared for the children of Anja Chefa HGSF school. From centre left: Maria-Helena Semedo, Deputy-Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); HM Queen Maxima of the Netherlands and UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA); Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP); Sani Redi Ahmed, Vice President and Director of Agriculture of the SNNP region and government representative.
Photo credit must be given: ©FAO/IFAD/WFP/Petterik Wiggers. Editorial use only.
April 19, 2012 - Washington DC., 2012 World Bank/ IMF Spring Meetings. Closing the Gap with Financial InclusionRobert Zoellick, President, The World Bank; Jose Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico; Betty Mwangi,Chief of Financial Services, Safaricom; Peter Sands, Group Executive, Standard Chartered. Photo: Simone. D. McCourtie
Closing the Gap: Financial Inclusion event during the 2012 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C. on April 19, 2012. Photo by Ryan Rayburn/World Bank
Hangachafa Village, Hawassa (Awasa Zuria Woreda, Sidama Zone, SNNP region), Ethiopia - Mabrat Eyiso sifts beans from dirt, dust and hay. The hay is given to his cows to eat. FAO provided the seeds. The beans harvested from the seeds are sold to the cooperative that is supported by IFAD and WFP. FAO and WFP are jointly implementing the Purchase from Africans to Africa project. The objective is to improve food security and income generation activities of smallholder farmers by promoting local food production using the demand for food from the local schools. WFP is responsible for purchasing food produced by FAO-supported smallholder farmers’ organizations. The project has distributed seeds to farmers on credit basis and each farmer has started to return 25kg of beans as seed to disseminate to the other non-beneficiary farmers as a multiplication effect.The food procured is distributed through WFP’s school meals programme, reaching more than 8,000 students in 7 primary schools in the district.
Most of Henok's nine children attend classes at the WFP supported Anja Chefa school. Farmers grow beans for three reasons; home consumption, to produce next year's seeds and to sell beans at the market. Henok says from 400 kgs of harvested beans, 250 kgs is sold at the market, 100 kgs is for home consumption and 50 kgs will be the seeds for next year's planting. FAO, IFAD and WFP work closely together in Ethiopia. The Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region (SNNPR) is one of the nine administrative regions of Ethiopia, with Hawassa the capital. The SNNP region has a population estimated at over 16 million people and the majority -- 90 percent -- are smallholder farmers living in rural areas. With 136 Woredas, the region mainly produces maize, haricot beans, teff and coffee, while various populations are agro-pastoralists and pastoralist.
The projects supported by IFAD, FAO and WFP provide an array of complimentary support to small-scale farmers and cooperative unions. Food-security interventions are boosting access to some basic financial services, including bank loans, which were previously unavailable to agricultural cooperative unions and their members. Increased access to those services is, in turn, helping the farmers build a more food-secure future for themselves and their families. Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (UN Secretary General Special Advocate for Financial Inclusion, UNSGSA) and the three food agencies of the United Nations are teaming up in Ethiopia and Tanzania to raise awareness of how access to financial services – such as bank accounts, short-term credit, small loans, savings and insurance – can help improve the lives and livelihoods of smallholder farmers and the rural poor.
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10 December 2013, Shelfo Village, Awasa Zuria Woreda, Sidama Zone, SNNP region, Ethiopia - HM Queen Maxima of the Netherlands and UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA) heading a UN delegation during a visit to Anja Chefa HGSF school, where she met with farmers during a Farmers Fair at the school compound where varieties of seeds and crops were on display.
Photo:©FAO/IFAD/WFP/Petterik Wigger. Editorial use only. Photo credit must be given.
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4 May 2021. A panel of policymakers and development partners discussed ambitious approaches to build back better through women’s entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and green and decent jobs for women.
In the photo, Joseph E. Zveglich Jr., Deputy Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank
COVID-19 wiped away a disproportionately higher share of women’s jobs, widening gender gaps in labor market access and increasing women’s vulnerability to poverty. As Asia and the Pacific economies look to recovery, it will be important to address these inequalities in women’s work to ensure a more inclusive "new normal."
The event was held during the 54th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors.
Ethiopia, December 2013, Shelfo Village, Awasa Zuria Woreda, Sidama Zone, SNNP region.Mr Bekele, 57 years of age, grows carrots for home use as well as for market production. He sells about fifty percent of his crops to the market. His wife is Bontu Boche, their daughter Belainesh Bekele (18 y.o.) cooks the carrots for lunch, with enjerra, their staple food.
The projects supported by IFAD, FAO and WFP provide an array of complimentary support to small-scale farmers and cooperative unions. Food-security interventions are boosting access to some basic financial services, including bank loans, which were previously unavailable to agricultural cooperative unions and their members. Increased access to those services is, in turn, helping the farmers build a more food-secure future for themselves and their families. Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (UN Secretary General Special Advocate for Financial Inclusion, UNSGSA) and the three food agencies of the United Nations are teaming up in Ethiopia and Tanzania to raise awareness of how access to financial services – such as bank accounts, short-term credit, small loans, savings and insurance – can help improve the lives and livelihoods of smallholder farmers and the rural poor.
Photo credit must be given: ©FAO/IFAD/WFP/Petterik Wiggers. Editorial use only.
While financial inclusion is clearly important, what are the main consumer benefits and how can they be made aware of them?
4 May 2021. A panel of policymakers and development partners discussed ambitious approaches to build back better through women’s entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and green and decent jobs for women.
In the photo, Deniz Harut, Executive Director, Sustainable Finance Standard Chartered Bank.
COVID-19 wiped away a disproportionately higher share of women’s jobs, widening gender gaps in labor market access and increasing women’s vulnerability to poverty. As Asia and the Pacific economies look to recovery, it will be important to address these inequalities in women’s work to ensure a more inclusive "new normal."
The event was held during the 54th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors.
10 December 2013, Shelfo Village, Awasa Zuria Woreda, Sidama Zone, SNNP region, Ethiopia - . A UN delegation headed by Queen Máxima in her capacity as UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA) participating in an interactive exchange with cooperative unions, local microfinance institutions and regional actors during a visit to Anja Chefa HGSF school.
Photo:©FAO/IFAD/WFP/Petterik Wigger. Editorial use only. Photo credit must be given.
MasterCard Advisors identifies two key principles for advancing financial inclusion. 1) Consumers’ most basic financial needs must be addressed first, and 2) the focus must be on both providing access to and driving usage of financial products.
4 May 2021. A panel of policymakers and development partners discussed ambitious approaches to build back better through women’s entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and green and decent jobs for women.
In the photo, Joseph E. Zveglich Jr., Deputy Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank
COVID-19 wiped away a disproportionately higher share of women’s jobs, widening gender gaps in labor market access and increasing women’s vulnerability to poverty. As Asia and the Pacific economies look to recovery, it will be important to address these inequalities in women’s work to ensure a more inclusive "new normal."
The event was held during the 54th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors.
4 May 2021. A panel of policymakers and development partners discussed ambitious approaches to build back better through women’s entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and green and decent jobs for women.
In the photo, Joni Simpson, Senior Specialist in Gender, Equality and Non-Discrimination Decent Work Team for East and South East Asia and the Pacific, International Labour Organization.
COVID-19 wiped away a disproportionately higher share of women’s jobs, widening gender gaps in labor market access and increasing women’s vulnerability to poverty. As Asia and the Pacific economies look to recovery, it will be important to address these inequalities in women’s work to ensure a more inclusive "new normal."
The event was held during the 54th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors.
4 May 2021. A panel of policymakers and development partners discussed ambitious approaches to build back better through women’s entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and green and decent jobs for women.
In the photo, Wendy Teleki, Head of the
Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) Secretariat.
COVID-19 wiped away a disproportionately higher share of women’s jobs, widening gender gaps in labor market access and increasing women’s vulnerability to poverty. As Asia and the Pacific economies look to recovery, it will be important to address these inequalities in women’s work to ensure a more inclusive "new normal."
The event was held during the 54th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors.
4 May 2021. A panel of policymakers and development partners discussed ambitious approaches to build back better through women’s entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and green and decent jobs for women.
In the photo, Joseph E. Zveglich Jr., Deputy Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank
COVID-19 wiped away a disproportionately higher share of women’s jobs, widening gender gaps in labor market access and increasing women’s vulnerability to poverty. As Asia and the Pacific economies look to recovery, it will be important to address these inequalities in women’s work to ensure a more inclusive "new normal."
The event was held during the 54th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors.
April 19, 2012 - Washington DC., 2012 World Bank/ IMF Spring Meetings. Closing the Gap with Financial InclusionRobert Zoellick, President, The World Bank; Jose Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico; Betty Mwangi,Chief of Financial Services, Safaricom; Peter Sands, Group Executive, Standard Chartered. Photo: Simone. D. McCourtie
2.5 billion adults lack access to formal financial services. Making and receiving basic payments can be the on-ramp to more complex financial products such as loans or insurance that in turn provide greater empowerment. Public-private partnerships are instrumental in building an ecosystem that enables greater financial inclusion.
Financial Inclusion Seminar For East Belfast Consumers. Over 80 representatives from East Belfast community and voluntary organisations, credit unions and the housing sector came together today (1 May) for the ‘Towards Financial Inclusion’ seminar, hosted by the Consumer Council and the Housing Rights Service. First Minister, Rt. Hon. Peter Robinson gave a keynote address stating "it is vital that Government works innovatively with all stakeholders including business, community and voluntary sectors, housing providers and consumers to ensure we achieve growth in the economy whilst protecting the most vulnerable in our society”. The event explored the impact of financial exclusion on low income consumers, for example not having access to a bank account, insurance products or affordable credit. Consumer Council Chief Executive Antoinette McKeown said: “Financial exclusion has a devastating impact on consumers and the current economic downturn has hit communities like East Belfast very hard. The First Minister's attendance today and his address reflect the importance of this event, which is about listening to consumers in local communities describe the key issues affecting them in terms of managing money and accessing financial services. The Consumer Council will continue to work with local politicians to represent consumers, give them a voice and access to much needed practical support during these hard times.“The Consumer Council will ensure that consumer views heard today, and at other similar events, will be fed back to help shape Government policy and our own educational campaigns,” said Antoinette. Pictured from left to right are: Housing Rights Service Chair, Andrew Hassard, Housing Rights Service Chair, Andrew Hassard and Consumer Council Chief Executive, Antoinette McKeown.Picture by Phil SmythEnds
Mastercard announced research findings into those who are financially excluded across Europe, finding a third are employed full time and 35% are aged 18-34.
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With the huge potential of prepaid to this group, what are the barriers and challenges to them using this method of payment?
4 May 2021. A panel of policymakers and development partners discussed ambitious approaches to build back better through women’s entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and green and decent jobs for women.
In the photo, Bambang Susantono, ADB's Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, following the event.
COVID-19 wiped away a disproportionately higher share of women’s jobs, widening gender gaps in labor market access and increasing women’s vulnerability to poverty. As Asia and the Pacific economies look to recovery, it will be important to address these inequalities in women’s work to ensure a more inclusive "new normal."
The event was held during the 54th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors.
Governments around the world are adopting electronic payments, and going cashless or paperless, to make payments safer, simpler and smarter as a way to work towards financial inclusion.