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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>The Financial Inclusion Index calculated by the Bank of Mozambique fell by 1.2 points in 2021, due to a fall in the number of places where financial services can be accessed and the retraction caused by Covid-19, according to the report consulted by Lusa today.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe global Financial Inclusion Index (IIF) calculated by the central bank stood at 12.76 points in 2021, against the 13.93 points recorded in 2020,\u201d the Bank of Mozambique document reads.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis drop results, fundamentally, from the reduction of access points (bank branches, micro-banks and credit cooperatives, bank agents, vending machines and points of sale), with a special focus on the city of Maputo,\u201d it explains.<\/p>\n

The fall also results \u201cfrom the retraction of economic activity over the period under review (Covid-19 effect)\u201d, the document adds.<\/p>\n

The annual publication is foreseen within the scope of the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (ENIF).<\/p>\n

The strategy\u2019s objective is to \u201cbuild a financially inclusive society in Mozambique\u201d \u2013 where for every thousand adults, there are still only 315 with a bank account. The greatest coverage is provided by mobile wallets: 67% of the adult population has an account with an electronic currency institution, often managed by mobile phone, even in the absence of Internet.<\/p>\n

The National Strategy for Financial Inclusion includes 54 actions to be carried out between 2016 and 2022, but only a third have so far been realised, the report acknowledges.<\/p>\n

The document considers as a priority the approval of new regulations and licences in the sector (namely in the area of financial technology companies), as well as \u201cthe completion of the interoperability of financial services provided by banking institutions through the single national network\u201d.<\/p>\n

It also sees as urgent a national diagnosis on financial literacy and \u201cexpansion of coverage levels of mobile phone services\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the remarkable developments recorded throughout 2021, challenges remain to improve levels of financial inclusion, especially in rural areas,\u201d the report concludes.<\/p>\n

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