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Micro-finance expositions held in the maritime regions of Fiji

LICI's MicroLife is an endowment microinsurance product providing death, disability, accident, and funeral expenses and a return of money saved upon maturity. It is the first of its kind in the South Pacific, providing the first low cost option people in Fiji and helping to improve financial inclusion in the region.

Low income households get access to financial services in Fiji

Michael McCaffrey, Financial Inclusion Technical Specialist, Pacific Financial Inclusion Program (PFIP), talks about the design of a suite of products such as remittances, savings, and microinsurance. He explains how different programs and operators attempt to reach scale and sustainability. Through participation in international training programs such as the Boulder MFT, microfinance practitioners and policy makers from the Pacific Islands get access to the latest developments and share their own unique experience.

Michael McCaffrey, Financial Inclusion Technical Specialist, Pacific Financial Inclusion Program (PFIP), talks about the specific challenges of improving financial inclusion in remote island states. He shares the PFIP experience with mobile banking and explains how commercial banks can help improve the financial infrastructure.

PFIP gives a short overview of their work and the concepts behind their strategy for financial inclusion in the South Pacific to the plenary session at Boulder Microfinance Training, in Turin Italy in July 2010.