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Financial inclusion plan key for bank licences: D Subbarao

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D Subbarao today said the financial inclusion plan would be a key criterion in issuing new bank licences.

http://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/financial-inclusion-plan-key-for-bank-licences-d-subbarao-113030400102_1.html

Banking licence aspirants need innovative financial inclusion plans: RBI

RBI governor D. Subbarao says the central bank wants to see more imaginative, cost-effective proposals.

http://www.livemint.com/Industry/j6dcj9dhWnRzHNTdY1kqQN/Banking-licence-aspirants-need-innovative-financial-inclusio.html

Mapping Financial Inclusion in India

Data visualists, rejoice! Much to our excitement, MIX has released the highly interactive India Map of Financial Inclusion. You might remember our profiling the MIX Africa Map of Financial Inclusion for the Poor late last year.

http://cfi-blog.org/2013/03/04/mapping-financial-inclusion-in-india/

East And Southern Africa: A Region On The Move

"There is need for financial service providers and other stakeholders to listen to clients, more research is required on who is left out with more focus on unserved segments of the market,"  said Dr. Jennifer Riria, Board Chair- Kenya Women Holding Company  and Board Chair of Women's World Banking at the just concluded East and Southern Africa funders meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya.

http://www.cgap.org/blog/east-and-southern-africa-region-move

The Next 30 Years: Whither Finance — Repression or Turbulence?

The recent financial crisis shocked the world. Aftershocks are still reverberating. The future of the Eurozone remains clouded. Much ink has been spilled about the causes of the crisis. Extraordinary measures have been taken to stimulate economies and rescue banks.

http://blogs.worldbank.org/allaboutfinance/the-next-30-years-whither-finance-repression-or-turbulence