Zambia - Diagnostic review of consumer protection and financial literacy (Vol. 1 of 2) : Key findings and recommendations (English)

Despite the fast growth of credit to households and personal loans that nearly doubled in volume in 2009-2011, Zambia’s adult population is still one of the most financially excluded. According to the 2009 FinScope survey, only around 23 percent of Zambia’s adults are served by a formal financial institution and 37 percent use some form of formal or informal financial product. Some survey respondents mentioned that financial products were too expensive...

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Document Date
2012/10/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
111725
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
2 (See all volumes)
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2017/01/06
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Key findings and recommendations
Keywords
financial product

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Zambia - Diagnostic review of consumer protection and financial literacy (Vol. 1 of 2) : Key findings and recommendations (English). Dowsley, Gordon|Grady, Rosamund|Izaguirre, Juan Carlos|Popović, Andrej|Symonds, Richard Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/189281483674576175

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