The First AFI Global Policy Forum

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1 Bringing Smart Policies to Life The First AFI Global Policy Forum Nairobi, Kenya

2 Overview AFI at a glance Facts & Figures What we can offer Where are the solutions? Work of AFI & Progress so far - Global Policy Network - Grant making - Building AFI: Strategy and planning AFI Governance Our members Our values

3 AFI at a glance AFI is a global network of policymakers in developing countries. We provide our members with the tools and resources to share, develop and implement their knowledge of cutting-edge financial inclusion policies that work. Our goal is to enable an extra 50 million people living on less than $2 a day to have access to savings accounts, insurance and other formal financial services by 2012.

4 Facts & figures Established September 2008 Funding source Total Budget Number of Grants Time frame Geographic reach Location Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $35M over 4 years 21 long-term grants 44 short-term term grants Sept 2008 Sept 2012 (phase one) Developing countries around the globe Bangkok, Thailand

5 What we can offer Enable our members to share and develop their knowledge of cutting-edge policies that deliver tangible results Online and face-to-face meetings (regional and global) All learnings captured centrally so others can benefit Focused on evidence-based policy area (currently six) Provide our members with grants to develop and implement their chosen solutions Short-term t grants: e.g. diagnostic studies, drafting regulations Longer-term grants: e.g. implementation and impact assessment Connect our members with the right partners across the value chain From research institutes (e.g. NYU) and technical experts (e.g. CGAP) to funders (e.g. World Bank) and the private sector (e.g. GSMA)

6 Where can we find the solutions? Developing countries have pioneered many of the most innovative solutions Peru: Consumer Protection Thailand: Public bank reform Malaysia: Consumer Protection Philippines: M-banking (G-Cash, Smart Money) Mexico: Public bank reform Brazil: 1. Agent-banking 2. Public bank reform Bolivia: Diversifying products and providers (FFP decree) South Africa: 1. M-banking 2. Consumer Protection Kenya: M-banking Uganda: Diversifying products and providers (MDI law) India: Public bank reform Indonesia: 1. Public bank reform 2. Diversifying products and providers (BPR)

7 AFI Global Policy Network Connecting across the value chain, from policy design to implementation Donors/Techni -cal assistance E.g. DFID, CGAP, BMZ/GTZ, Research partners E.g. CENFRI, University of Chicago, Finmark, FAI, OPM AFI Network & Outreach team Director Alyson Slater Standard setters E.g. BIS, FATF, IAIS AFI Members Microfinance industry E.g. Accion, FINCA, Grameen Private sector E.g. GSMA, Omidyar Network, Vodafone Knowledge Manager Lara Gidvani Communications Anna-Karin Jatfors (Beth Magne-Watts) Policy Network Manager Recruitment in process

8 Knowledge exchange: various modes of delivery Online and face-to-face, f aided by grants Face-to-face exchanges Online exchanges Global activities Regional activities Topical activities AFI Web-portal Working interactions Exchange visits/ Study tours Policy champion pools Regional working groups Peer reviews Topical working groups Discussion forums Web conferences Knowledgesharing forums Global policy forum Regional conferences Global seminars per policy area Online database/ member directories Policy help desk/blog Publications Publications and presentations E-newsletter Research Papers/Policy notes & briefs

9 Progress - Global Policy Network Members 64 countries agreed to join Global and regional conferences Policy Champions 15 policy champions identified 3 agreed to become AFI champion Online policy portal Global Policy Forum Interactive web portal under development 6 policy notes, 1 policy brief (simple, relevant, practical, connecting) First AFI Global Policy Forum starts today Shaped and driven by policymakers

10 Grant making Short-and long-term, covering the full policy cycle AFI Policy & Grant Management team Knowledge Exchange Regional seminars Study tours Peer reviews Director Gabriela Braun Senior Policy Program Manager (Africa) Short-term Diagnostic studies Draft regulations Training AFI Grants Long-term Develop and implement new regulations Impact assessments Crispin Bokea Policy Program Manager (Asia) Achmad Budiman Policy Program Manager (LAC) Recruitment in process

11 Progress- Grant making Example of approved grants : Country Grantee Type of grant Topic Grant size (US$) Mexico CNBV Short-term Measuring access to financial services Russia RMC Exchange Exchange visit to Brazil on Agent Banking South Africa FinMark Exchange Knowledge exchange workshop Kenya CBK Exchange Exchange visit to Brazil and Colombia on Agent Banking In total : 1 short-term/ 5 knowledge exchange grants approved 18 proposals in the pipeline 5 proposals rejected

12 Building AFI: strategy and planning Long-term strategy & planning Coordination / Cross team activities AFI Office of the Executive Director Executive Director Alfred Hannig M&E Reporting Flagship projects We count on your feedback Governance/ Steering Committee Meetings Key strategic partnerships Project Manager Sung-Ah Lee Monitoring & Evaluation Celina Lee Associate Project Officer Admin Finance HR Outsourcing Securing funding Nancy Widjaja Finance Manager Carsten Demuth

13 Progress Building AFI Management Unit 15 staff members in Bangkok along with Regional associates and Research associate Business plan Governance Steering Committee By-Laws Strategic Partnerships M&E Reporting First meeting of the Donor Coordination Mechanism Building relationship with FATF Close partnerships with more than 20 institutions AFI June Progress Report M&E methodology being developed

14 AFI Governance: Start-up Phase AFI Steering Committee Bank of Thailand Central Bank of Kenya Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas Comision Nacional Bancaria y de Valores, Mexico Executive Director (ED) of AFI Management Unit GTZ senior management representative (2 policy making institutions, 2 Independent experts) Mix of passionate and committed individuals with the desired skill set and background to build a member based network governed by developing country policymakers Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Strategic and funding support Strategic advice ED AFI Management Unit GTZ Information exchange Strategic and operational exchange Donor coordination mechanism CGAP DfiD Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation BMZ MFW4A UNCDF IADB

15 Our Members 64 countries have agreed to join, accounting for ~ 70% of world s unbanked Iraq Russia Syria Mexico Colombia Peru Lebanon Palestine Tunisia Morocco Jordan Mali Senegal Burkina Faso Guinea Sierra-Leone Cote Brazil Algeria Togo D Ivoire Benin Ghana Nigeria Cameroon Gabon Niger Congo Namibia Egypt Sudan Yemen Ethiopia Uganda Kenya Rwanda Burundi Tanzania Mozambique Zambia South Africa Nepal Sri Lanka Maldives Mongolia China Madagascar Thailand Malaysia Indonesia Afghanistan Pakistan Bangladesh Vietnam Cambodia Philippines Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Tuvalu Vanuatu Samoa Fiji Tonga Timor-Leste DR Congo Official AFI members (32) In the process of joining (32)

16 Our values Impartial Evidence-based Long-term grants assessed by independent experts Policymakers devise and own their policies: AFI provides the tools and resources (no vested national or commercial interests) Inclusive Embrace all effective, evidence-based policies Welcome all partners who can make a difference and who share our high professional standards: honesty, accountability and transparency. Entrepreneurial Results-driven Customer-focused: fast and responsive Flexible and open to all opportunities to increase financial access, safely and ethically

17 Again, we count on your feedback Give us your feedback How can we work together to improve financial access to the poor and reap its huge economic benefits for all? How can AFI sharpen the quality of its service? Fill out our survey after the Forum

18 Bringing Smart Policies to Life The First AFI Global Policy Forum Nairobi, Kenya