Major regional and donor organisations such as the OECD, CGAP, ADB, AUSAID and GIZ have been organising workshops and  BIS central bankers’ speeches  1  discussions on financial inclusion and there have been inter-regional country meetings such as those in Africa and in Asia.
At the highest global levels, there is the clear recognition that deliberate financial inclusion measures and initiatives are essential if we are to reach the 2.5 billion people who do not have access to any form of financial services and products and who remain in poverty.