Among others, financial inclusion has been identified as an enabler for seven of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. In this regard, the World Bank Group considers financial inclusion as a key enabler in reducing extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity, and has, therefore, put forward an ambitious global goal to attain universal financial access by 2020.
But if the financial eco-system of the west region could be more effectively improved, it would be helpful to quickly develop a comparative advantage in attracting financial resources to provide sustained credit support to the industrial development and restructuring of the region.