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CEFI’s key role is to coordinate, advocate and monitor financial inclusion activities including coordinating stakeholder dialogue towards responsible financial service delivery and service quality, encourage innovation and strengthen financial sector industry development.
Measuring progress towards financial inclusion is important for policymakers, financial institutions, and other stakeholders. Quarterly reports can provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of financial inclusion initiatives, the uptake of financial services by underserved populations, and the challenges that still need to be addressed.
CEFI works with the government and other stakeholders to develop and implement a national strategy to increase financial inclusion in PNG
CEFI develops and implements financial education programs to help people in PNG improve their financial literacy and make informed decisions about money.
CEFI supports the development of agent banking networks, which allow people in remote areas to access basic financial services through local agents.
CEFI works to increase access to digital financial services, such as mobile money and electronic payments, in order to expand financial inclusion in PNG.
The Inclusive Green Finance Policy (IGFP) Project was initiated in 25 June 2021 with the aim of greater understanding of climate resilience and inclusive green growth in PNG. IGFP marks the first step towards green finance in PNG, thereby facilitating future efforts to monitor, regulate, and promote green finance flows in the country.
CEFI’s key role is to coordinate, advocate and monitor financial inclusion activities including coordinating stakeholder dialogue towards responsible financial service delivery and service quality, encourage innovation and strengthen financial sector industry development.
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A week-long financial inclusion outreach held from 6th to 11th October 2025 saw cocoa farmers in the Inland Baining area of East New Britain gain access to formal banking services for the first time.
The initiative, organized by the Centre for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under the FOLUR Project, took place across six villages in the Inland Baining Local Level Government (LLG) of the Gazelle District.
They arrived as strangers but left as advocates united by a shared desire to change the financial habits of their families, workplaces, and communities. Participants
The Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) co-hosted with Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) a four-day Joint Learning Program on Inclusive Green Finance Policy Implementation,
A four-day Financial Literacy Retail Training was conducted for smallholder farmers from Inland Baining, Gazelle District, East New Britain Province, from 1st to 4th October