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Half the World is Unbanked

The first global estimate of its kind reveals that 2.5 billion adults do not use formal services to save or borrow.  Who are these ‘unbanked’ populations? Where do they live? How do they survive? And what lessons do these estimates hold for policymakers working to improve levels of financial inclusion for poor populations?

 

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This Framing Note is also available in Spanish and in French.

Type: Framing Note
Date: October 2009
Authors: Aparna Dalal, Jonathan Morduch, Alberto Chaia, Tony Goland, Maria Jose Gonzalez, Robert Schiff
Country: Global
Research Areas: Reimagining Financial Access
Themes: Big Picture, Participation, Research Methodology, Ultra Poor