| Project Name | Improving Financial Inclusion in Asia and the Pacific | ||||||||||
| Project Number | 45327-001 | ||||||||||
| Country | Regional | ||||||||||
| Project Status | Closed | ||||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector | Finance - Finance sector development |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | ||||||||||
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| Impact | Improved Financial Inclusion in Asia | ||||||||||
Project Outcome
| Description of Outcome | Better understanding and enhanced capacity of ADB's DMCs in promoting financial inclusion |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
| Implementation Progress | |
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| Description of Project Outputs | 1. Knowledge platform for financial inclusion is available to the DMCs 2. Studies on selected issues related to financial inclusion are undertaken 3. Diagnosis and experience sharing on financial consumer protection and financial literacy are conducted |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
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Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
| Environmental Aspects | |
| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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Business Opportunities
| Consulting Services | Recruitment of consultants is expected to commence January 2013 |
Responsible Staff
| Responsible ADB Officer | Chatterjee, Arup Kumar |
| Responsible ADB Department | SDSC |
| Responsible ADB Division | SDSC-FIN |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines |
Timetable
| Concept Clearance | 13 Feb 2012 |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 06 Dec 2012 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 26 Nov 2012 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 06 Dec 2012 | - | 06 Dec 2012 | 31 Mar 2015 | 30 Sep 2016 | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 350,000.00 | 500,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 850,000.00 | 06 Dec 2012 | 594,663.00 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Improving Financial Inclusion in Asia and the Pacific: Technical Assistance Completion Report | TA Completion Reports | Mar 2017 |
| Improving Financial Inclusion in Asia and the Pacific | Technical Assistance Reports | Dec 2012 |
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Related Publications
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Financial Services in the Pacific: Experiences and Regulatory Issues | Reports | Mar 2016 |
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