AMMAN — Arab and
foreign financial advisors taking part in the
2022 AFI Global Policy Forum, highlighted the importance of financial inclusion to securing the future of
individuals and their families.
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According to those
who talked to
Jordan News, expanding financial inclusion and finding
solutions to the current economic problems, most notably poverty and high
inflation rates, can only happen through a partnership between the public and
private sectors, and should involve all members of society in the economic
reform process.
The forum,
co-hosted by the central bank of Jordan and (AFI), under the theme “Moving
forward together: Toward a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable future” at the
Dead Sea on September 7 and 8, is slated to tackle the latest issues related to
financial inclusion, highlight proven financial inclusion policy solutions
beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, and look toward to the future focusing on
livelihood, sustainability, social dynamics, and innovation.
Deputy Director at
the Bank of Uganda Joyce Okello told
Jordan News that “what
distinguishes this forum is that it brought together different stakeholders
from global banks, institutions, and organizations to discuss financial
inclusion”.
She added that “the
forum aims, through its agenda, to ensure that individuals will have access to
financial services in the near future and this would lead to economic
empowerment”.
“Among the topics
of interest in the gatherings of stakeholders that follows the forum are
inflation, women empowerment, and climate change. It is such a good platform
for workers in private and public sectors to discuss such common issues,” she
added.
Executive Director
of the Bank of Industry Limited, Nigeria, Toyin Adeniji stressed that the forum
addresses “important topics, most prominent of which, are financial inclusion,
as well as the importance of involving women, and all categories of the
society, in all issues”.
“Integration leads
to a real economic progress of any nation. When everybody is involved in the
reform process, this contributes to the revival of the economy and the
elimination of the repercussion of many setbacks such as inflation and climate
change,” she told
Jordan News.
LHoFT (Luxembourg
House of Financial Technology) CEO Nasir Zubairi told
Jordan News: “When
an individual is able to pay all his financial duties and gets economically
empowered, they can think in a more advanced way about collaborating with other
individuals in the society to achieve all economic goals.”
He pointed out that
“Luxembourg’s government strategy in the cooperation between the private and
public sector is a successful model. This cooperation has great impacts on the
economy and contributes to the revival of it as well as it contributes to
resolving all lingering problems”.
Sub Governor of the
Financial Inclusion Sector at the Central Bank of Egypt Sherif Lokman told
Jordan
News that “this forum brings together representatives of the government
sector from different countries, and the main objective of it is to serve the
citizen and the private sector”.
He stressed the
importance of the cooperation of public and, private sectors in order to solve
all economic problems.
“When we ensure that we can provide banking services for all
citizens, regardless of which social segment they belong to, this guarantees
them a decent life in the near and far future,” he said.
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