BIS Review 21/2009  3  Improving access to financial services 12. This component is designed to enhance capacity of the microfinance sector and promote financial literacy. The fund has been established at the State Bank with help of an endowment of USD 20 million under the ADB-supported “Improving Access to Financial Services Program – IAFSP”.
Taking the appropriate medium-term perspective, underlying price pressures are expected to remain subdued, reflecting the broad-based weakness in aggregate demand and the modest pace of the recovery. Medium to long-term inflation expectations continue to be firmly anchored in line with price stability.