The Government Plan to Refound Honduras has as its line of action “Gender: nothing about us, without us” and contemplates several aspects, among which I want to mention the following: Promote economic and social reactivation through a strategy of insertion and effective and beneficial participation of women in the country’s economy. Based on the previous line of action, financial inclusion is part of the vision and strategic lines of the National Banking and Insurance Commission (CNBS), consistent with the Government Plan (2022-2026) of President Xiomara Castro; and, in line with inclusive economic growth, therefore, in the reduction of poverty and inequality of the population through access to and use of financial products and services.

The CNBS works hard for the “Financial Inclusion of Women in Honduras”, since, the Government Policies of Financial Inclusion constitute a useful tool to promote economic growth and social equity in a context of financial stability, that is why we believe that financial inclusion will enhance the economic and social development of the populations with lower income and more vulnerable of the country, by improving their living conditions and boosting the activity of micro and small enterprises (MSMEs)

As part of the agenda of the Government of Honduras, through the Government Plan, Financial Inclusion can contribute to the consolidation of Objective 6: Alternative economic model: growth and economic development, plan for all. In this context, the new strategic approach of the CNBS aims at greater financial inclusion, taking advantage of the work carried out by the supervised system to close existing gaps in terms of the use and access of financial products and services. Likewise, it contributes to achieving a stable, fair, transparent and competitive financial system through various channels, such as the democratization of credit and greater participation of the population in the financial system, and therefore to the reduction of financial informality.