New data from the Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) database show that 24 percent of adults in Sub-Saharan Africa have an account at a formal financial institution, and 16 percent use a mobile phone to pay bills or send or receive money. The data also show deep disparities across sub-regions and individual characteristics in how adults use financial services. The database can be used to track the effects of financial inclusion policies within...
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2012/07/01
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The Global Findex database : financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Consultative Group to Assist the Poor
Citation
Demirguc-Kunt,Asli; Klapper,Leora.
The Global Findex database : financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa (English). Findex notes|no. 2 Washington DC ; World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/179951468009579540