Posted on November 25, 2009 - by boris
IFC Helps Nepal Plan Expanding Financial Services to Underserved Communities…
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is helping microfinance institutions and banks in Nepal discuss strategies for expanding financial access by mobilizing deposits and using banking technologies such as payment cards, mobile phones, and retail agents.
“Microfinance institutions, banks, payment providers, regulators, and development partners from Nepal along with institutions from Bangladesh and India participated in the discussions at a workshop hosted by IFC at the request of the Nepal Rastra Bank,” IFC reported.
Senior executives from Nepal Rastra Bank, Nirdhan Bank, Everest Bank, Bangladesh’s BRAC Bank, and Indian firms BASIX and FINO, were among those participating in the workshop on Expanding Access to Finance in Nepal: The Opportunity of Deposits and Banking Technologies.
Source: http://finchannel.com/Main_News/Business/52617_IFC_Helps_Nepal_Plan_Expanding_Financial_Services_to_Underserved_Communities/
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