The 2014 Microscope Index and Report

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The Global Microscope, now in its eighth year, has expanded its framework to measure the conditions for financial inclusion beyond microfinance. The 2014 Microscope examines the inclusiveness of countries’ financial sectors by considering best practices in the national regulatory environment and institutional support in the safe provision of a wider range of financial products and services to low income populations. Developed by the EIU in collaboration with the Multilateral Investment Fund (a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group) and CAF (the development bank of Latin America), and with additional support from the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion and Citi Microfinance, the Global Microscope scores countries as a way of benchmarking their progress toward a financially inclusive environment for the bottom of the pyramid.  

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