Financial Inclusion in Asia: An Overview

Thorsten Beck and Meghana Ayyagari (ayyagari@gwu.edu)

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Abstract: This 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.

Keywords: financial development; financial inclusion; financial system; income groups; access of firms to finance; financial use; developing economies; Asia; barriers to access; geographic access; lack of identification; overview; economic growth. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-09
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