Knowledge Sharing
WSBI and ESBG have a vast stock of knowledge. That know-how is shared in ways created to give members access to a global network of retail banking experts.
Training and consultancy services as well as member regional groups broadcast WSBI leading-edge expertise in capacity-building.
By sharing experience and exchanging best practices, innovation thrives and time to market shortens, helping WSBI honour its commitment to the World Bank Group's Universal Financial Access (UFA) goal.
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Training and consultancy services from WSBI-ESBG help better transfer knowledge and experience to retail banks and banking sectors worldwide. Special focus is placed on financial inclusion. For more than two decades, WSBI has developed into a leading provider in financial sector development project work in more than 70 countries with industry leading consultants from close to 50 countries.
Capacity building is an important part of WSBI training and cons ultancy. We help banks impove product design, strategy as well as skills development. Services are provided in various areas of expertise to savings and retail banking sectors, regulated microfinance institutions, central banks and regulatory authorities, and multilateral institutions.
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>> WSBI-ESBG training and consultancy services
>> WSBI Training programmes
>> WSBI Doubling Savings Account Programme
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>> WSBI Making Small Scale Savings Work
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Committed to knowledge sharing to build a financially inclusive society, platforms help boost outreach by member banks in both developing and transition economies that help provide greater access to financial services. Aimed at all categories of society and at local level, focus is placed predominantly on ways to reach out to poor and low-income households as well as small-scale entrepreneurs. Our commitment to financial inclusion in outlined in WSBI positions delivered to G20 leaders and spelled out in our commitment to the World Bank Group's Universal Financial Access goal .
Financial inclusion projects tackle product accessibility and affordability as well as ways to get closer to clients through proximity networks in both remote and underserved areas. | |
>> WSBI-ESBG financial inclusion efforts
>> WSBI commits to Universal Financial Acces goal
>> Visit: 2016 World Savings Day website |
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WSBI and ESBG promote financial education to help boost social and economic inclusion. The associations and their members recognise the importance of promoting financial education for all citizens worldwide and continue to carry out a wide range of initiatives with the aim not only to prevent social and economic exclusion, but also to contribute to the commitment of providing citizens with a better knowledge of financial issues to help people make better-informed choices.
Financial education should be provided to everyone and at all ages.
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>> WSBI-ESBG financial inclusion efforts
>> WSBI commits to Universal Financial Acces goal
>> European Stock Market Learning, an initiative coordinated by ESBG |
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Knowledge sharing within regional groups boosts their business development efforts. Convened by WSBI consultancy and training experts, often on the sidelines of other WSBI regional meetings and the World Congress, workshops aim to promote members' best practices, to transfer the knowledge among members while fostering regional cooperation – members helping members. Topics address areas such as di gitalization, banking innovation, financial inclusion, and financing micro-, small- and medium-sized businesses. Work done at this level help WSBI members reach numerical commitments to the World Bank Group Universal Financial Access 2020 Programme outlined in the WSBI-published Marrakech and Washington declarations. | |
>> Workshop: Making Small Savings Work
>> WSBI Regional Groups |
