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Climate-vulnerable regions have greater rates of financial exclusion. Particularly for #MSMEs in developing nations, climate change presents serious threats to their sustainability and competitiveness. Inclusive green finance regulations are crucial for these vulnerable #MSMEs to shift to sustainable practices. This green transformation can be facilitated by efficient cooperation between legislators, regulators, financial institutions, and development partners.   The PHB team, Eden D., Alexandra Sanchez and Silvia Recupero, is proud to have contributed to the development of the “Green Transition Measures for MSMEs” special report in collaboration with Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) This report seeks to empower policymakers and regulators with the knowledge needed to foster an environment that supports MSMEs in their green transition for climate mitigation and adaptation, through gender-sensitive IGF policies. https://lnkd.in/dmY5fERm

Happy International Women's Day to all of our stakeholders and collaborators! Alexandra Sanchez Aurelie Wildt Dagneaux Cécile Voigt Ruth Mensah Eden D.

#DigitalFinance and fintech are pillars of the action plan of the   Central Bank of West African States’ (BCEAO (compte officiel) Regional Financial Inclusion Strategy. In this context, the PHB team was engaged by the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) to develop and conduct a three-day training to strengthen the capacity for  25 BCEAO staff across various departments  to differentiate fintech innovations, identify related risks and to define approaches for  effective supervision. This successful training benefited greatly from the experiences shared by Bank Al-Maghrib, National Bank of Rwanda (NBR), InTouch and Djamo  and the strong support and commitment of Ghiyazuddin Mohammad and Léonard ANGORATCHI from AFI. Aurelie Wildt Dagneaux Cécile Voigt Ruth Mensah Ariane Kouassi Amadou BA #FinancialInclusion #InclusiveFintech #FinancialServices    

[English Translation Below] Le Comité Ministériel de I'Union Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale (UMAC) a annoncé l’adoption de la Stratégie Régionale d’Inclusion Financière de la CEMAC (Communauté Economique et Monétaire de l’Afrique Centrale) en décembre 2023.   Cette stratégie donne un cadre régional solide pour accélérer l’inclusion financière au sein des 6 pays de la CEMAC. Elle est à la hauteur de l’ambition de la région en termes d’inclusion financière, tout en prenant en compte les spécificités de chaque pays en termes de besoins et de contraintes.   PHB, avec l’appui technique et financier de la Banque mondiale, a collaboré étroitement avec la Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (BEAC) à l’élaboration de cette stratégie qui a mobilisé plus de 200 acteurs des six pays de la zone sur une période de 30 mois.   PHB remercie chaleureusement Mme Caroline IDRISSOU-BELINGAR et M. Thierry Dzou Mbella et  leurs équipes de la BEAC pour leur confiance et leur engagement, ainsi que tous les acteurs impliqués dans ce projet qui ont montré leur détermination à faire de cette stratégie le vecteur de croissance de l'inclusion financière dans les années à venir. Aurelie Wildt Dagneaux Nassif Adébayo Toukourou, MBA, PMP Cécile Voigt Simon Priollaud TRA BI Charles Enic Azorin Ketchoya Simon Agez Ruth Mensah Pete Sparreboom The  Ministerial Committee of the Central African Monetary Union (UMAC) announced the official adoption of the CEMAC (Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa) Regional Financial Inclusion Strategy in December 2023.   This strategy provides a strong regional framework to accelerate financial inclusion within the 6 CEMAC countries, while considering the unique context and constraints of each country.   PHB, with the technical and financial support of the The World Bank Bank, collaborated closely with the  Bank of Central African States (BEAC) in the development of this strategy which mobilized more than 200 actors from the six countries of the zone over a period of 30 months.   PHB warmly thanks Mrs. Caroline IDRISSOU-BELINGAR and Mr. Thierry Dzou Mbella and their teams at BEAC for their trust and commitment, as well as all the actors involved in this project who have shown their determination to make this strategy the vector of growth of financial inclusion in the years to come.