This technical guide introduces the open finance self-assessment tool and development roadmap. It provides practical tools for policymakers to use to decide whether to implement an open finance regime to advance financial inclusion.

This Focus Note reveals three distinct journeys country stakeholders have taken to extend the reach and quality of rural agent networks in China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, and Kenya.

Detailed country case studies on the agent network journey

Quantifying the potential economic and social impact of digital finance

Is financial liberalisation the key to macro-economic growth and stability in Ethiopia?

Examining the importance of food security in demand for financial services by the poor

Does the formal sector have lessons to learn from the informal sector?

Identifying policies and institutional arrangements for access to savings and credit systems