New tool for financial inclusion

The first comprehensive survey of the accessibility and usage of Cambodian financial services found that only 17 per cent of the Kingdom’s adult population is banked, with poor access to financial services among the key impediments to financial inclusion of those living in rural areas.

The FinScope Consumer Survey, whose topline findings were released yesterday, is a representative study of the usage of and access to financial services in Cambodia.

The comprehensive data sets were extrapolated from 3,150 interviews of adult Cambodians nationwide conducted over a three month period ending January 2016. The findings will be used to identify the drivers and barriers of financial inclusion, and to shape initiatives aimed at broadening financial inclusion.

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