INNOVATION FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION
Governor of Central Bank of Samoa joins UN Task Force on Digital Financing of SDGs
December 4, 2018Suva, Fiji – Central Bank of Samoa’s Governor, Maiava Atalina Emma Ainuu-Enari has been appointed as the Pacific Representative to the United Nations’ newly launched Task Force on Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
nbs Launches New Digital Banking Product
October 16, 2018Apia, Samoa – Accessibility and the belief that they cannot afford to save, have been two of Samoa’s biggest impediments to financial inclusion in Samoa. With only 39% of the population having any form of access to a financial service, a new product released today could be key to reducing Samoa’s “unbanked” population.
VNPF to study micro-pensions for Vanuatu’s informal sector
October 16, 2018Port Vila, Vanuatu – With its informal sector making up about 80% of the working population, Vanuatu is the latest Pacific Island Country that is looking into the introduction of pension products for ni-Vanuatu working in the informal sector.
