The National Commission of Banks and Insurance (CNBS) participated in the meetings of the Financial Inclusion Initiative for Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC)

From June 17 to 21 of this year, the National Banking and Insurance Commission (CNBS), through the representation of the Owner Commission, Lic. Alba Luz Valladares, and the Manager of Education and Financial Inclusion and Gender, Lic. Ligia Marcela Herrera, participated in the meetings of the Financial Inclusion Initiative for Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC), in which she also participated in training on the monitoring and evaluation of National Financial Inclusion Strategies in Latin America and Caribbean.Los miembros de la FILAC de AFI se reunieron en Las Bahamas, explorando las oportunidades para promover la inclusión financiera durante cinco días de reuniones organizadas en conjunto con el Banco Central de las Bahamas (CBB).

AFI members such as Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Suriname and The Bahamas attended the sessions, which began with the meeting of the Group of Experts on Financial Inclusion Policies, at the that themes and projects were identified to be incorporated into the FILAC Strategic Work Plan, as well as opportunities for regional collaboration.

The event included debates for reflection, new knowledge and interesting and interactive sessions, where fundamental topics of the initiatives carried out by the countries of the region for greater financial inclusion were discussed, derived from the recent “Gender Inclusive Finance Roadmap for Latin America and the Caribbean region”, to learn about the barriers, activities and actions that members can carry out jointly.

In turn, the CNBS presented the development and implementation of the first National Financial Inclusion Strategy (ENIF) 2015-2020, on the diagnostic study carried out, the barriers and interest groups identified in financial inclusion, exposing the lessons learned and next steps for the development of the new ENIF in Honduras.

About FILAC
AFI’s Financial Inclusion Initiative for Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC) is the first regional financial inclusion platform of its kind in the region, composed of 11 member institutions (Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic), with the aim of promoting inclusive growth and poverty reduction through sustainable financial inclusion policies by leveraging the collective experience and knowledge of financial policymakers, regulators and partners at regional and global levels.