Financial Inclusion in Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan Africa

Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account at a financial institution or through a mobile money provider. Regional data excludes high income countries

Source: Global Findex Database

Gender Gap in Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account. Regional data excludes high-income economies

Source: Global Findex Database

Use of Financial Services

Percent of adults age 15+. Regional data excludes high-income economies

Source: Global Findex Database
Country Resources
The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2018

Publications

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Paper

Employment Effects in Impact Investments: Key Insights Emerging Across Studies in Tanzania and in Zimbabwe

The analysis concludes that the investments as part of the joint ILO-EU STRENGHTEN Project triggered an increase in employment numbers along with improved skills of the labor force, management systems of the investee companies, and labor practices.

Maikel Lieuw-Kie-Song, Patricia Richter, Monica Marino & Fernando Messineo Libano
International Labour Organization - Social Finance
Paper

Measuring Progress: Financial Inclusion in Selected SADC Countries

Working methodology in measuring and evaluating the impact of national financial inclusion strategies

Damola Owolade
FinMark Trust
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Woman working with a hammer. Photo by Sofyan Efendi, 2016 CGAP photo contest.
Paper

Experiences in Gender-Sensitive Solutions to Collateral Constraints

How the use of non-conventional collateral can contribute to improved access to affordable credit
Allison Nafziger
MEDA

News & Events

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News

Zimbabwe: COVID-19 - Zimbabwe's Smallholder Farmers Step Into the Food Supply Gap

First Money Microfinance of Zimbabwe Offers iSave Debit Card in Partnership with Econet’s Steward Bank

/ MicroCapital

Zimbabwe: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Licenses Women's Bank

/ Syminvest
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