INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3

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REGIONAL GUIDANCE - AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRINCIPLES 5

1 POLICY DEVELOPMENT 6

2 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY

IMPLEMENTATION 11

3 ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

CONSIDERATIONS FOR VULNERABLE AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS 14

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ANNEX 1: COUNTRY-WISE SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 19

ANNEX 2: ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK 23

REFERENCES 25

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This regional policy framework was developed by AFI members and endorsed by its ECAPI leaders as a policy guide to facilitate in-country financial inclusion policy implementation across the AFI network in EECA and beyond. Development of this regional policy framework was partially funded by UK aid from the UK government.