EFInA, LBS Facilitates Evidence-Based Financial Inclusion Policymaking.
Delivered through the Leveraging Financial Inclusion Data for Policymaking course, the initiative sought to strengthen participants’ ability to use evidence to inform policy decisions and support more inclusive financial systems.
This focus is particularly relevant following the release of EFInA’s 2026 Access to Financial Services (A2F) Survey findings, as stakeholders work to translate the evidence into policies and interventions that respond to the needs of underserved populations.
Over seven weeks, participants completed seven modules combining e-learning with live virtual sessions.
They explored how financial inclusion data, including insights from the Global Findex and A2F Surveys, can help identify gaps, understand the needs of underserved groups and inform policy priorities. The programme’s impact was reflected in improvements in participants’ knowledge and confidence. Knowledge accuracy increased from 72.5 per cent before the course to 88.5 per cent afterwards, while confidence in applying the skills rose by 21.5 percentage points. These gains point to stronger readiness among participants to use data in their professional work and policy decisions.
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