Philippines Financial Sector Assessment Program Update [electronic resource] : Access to Finance.

By: World BankContributor(s): World BankMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Financial Sector Assessment Program | World Bank e-LibraryPublication details: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2011Subject(s): Access to Finance | Accounting | Accreditation | Agricultural Sector | Bank Accounts | Banking Sector | Business Development | Business Development Services | Capacity Building | Capital Requirements | Collateral | Commercial Banks | Consumer Protection | Cooperatives | Deposit Insurance | Employment | Expenditures | Factoring | Finance and Development | Finance and Financial Sector Development | Financial and Private Sector Development | Financial Literacy | Financial Regulation & Supervision | Financial Services | Housing | Income Tax | Interest Rates | International Finance | Legislation | Microfinance Institutions | Microinsurance | Money Laundering | Moneylenders | Profitability | Remittances | Retirement | Return On Equity | Risk Management | Securities | Small and Medium Enterprise Support | Standards and Financial Reporting | Transaction Costs | Transport | UrbanizationOnline resources: Click here to access online Abstract: This technical note on access to finance addresses six questions: 1) what is the access to and use of financial services in the Philippines, how does it vary, and how does it compare to other countries? 2) What financial services are available to different market segments? 3) How do different categories of financial institutions contribute to outreach, and what is their potential to expand outreach? 4) How does the regulatory environment support access to finance? 5) What financial infrastructure is available to make credit decisions? 6) What are the results of government policies or programs to promote access to financial services? The note concludes with recommendations to improve access to finance. An estimated 30 percent of Filipinos use formal financial services. This is lower than the East Asia region average. Access to finance has improved since the 2002 Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP). The provision of financial services to low-income individuals has expanded. The Philippines has received international recognition for its favorable regulatory policies to promote pioneering use of mobile payments technology and its microfinance regulatory framework.
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This technical note on access to finance addresses six questions: 1) what is the access to and use of financial services in the Philippines, how does it vary, and how does it compare to other countries? 2) What financial services are available to different market segments? 3) How do different categories of financial institutions contribute to outreach, and what is their potential to expand outreach? 4) How does the regulatory environment support access to finance? 5) What financial infrastructure is available to make credit decisions? 6) What are the results of government policies or programs to promote access to financial services? The note concludes with recommendations to improve access to finance. An estimated 30 percent of Filipinos use formal financial services. This is lower than the East Asia region average. Access to finance has improved since the 2002 Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP). The provision of financial services to low-income individuals has expanded. The Philippines has received international recognition for its favorable regulatory policies to promote pioneering use of mobile payments technology and its microfinance regulatory framework.

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