Eastern Europe & Central Asia Policy Initiative

The The Eastern Europe & Central Asia Policy Initiative (ECAPI) was initiated and approved by AFI member institutions from the EECA region to support regulators, resolve regional-specific challenges, and elevate the voice of the EECA region on key financial inclusion policy issues at a global level.

LEADERS CHAIR

Financial Regulatory Commission – Mongolia

OBJECTIVES

SHARE

regional financial inclusion lessons among ECAPI members and the wider AFI network

ENHANCE

ICI of financial inclusion policies in EECA

COORDINATE

the development of financial inclusion policies that address regional challenges

FACILITATE

high-level discussions among ECAPI leaders to provide strategic guidance on addressing the region’s financial inclusion challenges

ELEVATE

the voice of the EECA region on key financial inclusion policy issues

HIGHLIGHTS

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Member institutions Member countries Policy changes

Maya Declaration Commitments (2011-2020)

TIMELINE

1st: Technical meeting for the set up of ECAPI, Tajikistan 2ND:: LR and EGFIP, Sochi, Russia 5th: Virtual EGFIP meeting 6th: Virtual EGFIP meeting

E- Member Training on DFL in the Digital Era E- Member training on financial education and literacy PPD and 3D on E-KYC & E-ID

ECAPI LAUNCH 2018 2019 2020 2021

2018 - Sochi, Russia 3rd: LR and EGFIP, Minsk, Belarus 4th: EGFIP, Kigali, Rwanda

PPD training

7th: Virtual EGFIP meeting 8th: Virtual EGFIP meeting

PPD on financial literacy in rural areas and 3D event on RegTech and supervisory technology for effective supervision of DFS Virtual member training on open finance

MEMBER COUNTRIES ACTIVITIES

Publications: > Framework on financial competency matrix for children and youth, > Special report on interoperability of cross-border remittance systems in the EECA region, > Case study and trends relating to the supervision of banks outsourcing digital services.