Path to financial inclusion is better financial education, literacy

Published: Aug. 10, 2017, 6:56 a.m.

b'As finance becomes more inclusive, financial services will reach people who have no experience with formal finance structures, and they may fail to use the services fully or properly. Financial education is a crucial component of successful financial inclusion. Even in advanced economies, significant gaps remain in financial literacy.\\n\\nThis episode discusses financial literacy in Japan and Malaysia.\\n\\nRead the transcript\\nhttp://bit.ly/2vpb0we\\n\\nRead the policy brief\\nhttps://www.adb.org/publications/financial-inclusion-digital-age\\n\\nAuthors\\nShawn Hunter, manager, Inclusive Finance, The Foundation for Development Cooperation\\nValdimir dela Cruz, ADBI associate at the time the brief was published\\nDavid Dole, ADBI senior economist https://www.adb.org/adbi/about/staff-profiles/david-dole.'