Financial Development and Inclusion Essentials
Explore strategies for building efficient financial sectors. Learn to measure development indicators and promote inclusive financial services.
Explore strategies for building efficient financial sectors. Learn to measure development indicators and promote inclusive financial services.
This comprehensive course, developed by IMF with the European Investment Bank, explores how countries can develop robust financial sectors. Students learn to analyze financial development indicators, measure macroeconomic impacts, and understand relationships between financial inclusion and various market segments. The course covers strategies for developing financial intermediaries, capital markets, and fintech solutions while managing associated risks. Special attention is given to addressing SME financing challenges and promoting household financial inclusion.
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What you'll learn
Understand frameworks for financial market development and inclusion
Measure financial development using standard indicators and benchmarking
Develop strategies for financial intermediaries and capital markets
Analyze SME financing challenges and solution strategies
Evaluate financial inclusion policies and their implementation
Assess fintech applications for financial service improvement
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Module Description
This course explores the development of efficient and inclusive financial sectors. It covers fundamental concepts of financial market development and inclusion, focusing on their impact on economic growth. The curriculum examines strategies for developing financial intermediaries and capital markets, addressing SME financing challenges, and promoting household financial inclusion. Special attention is given to fintech applications and risk management. The course combines theoretical frameworks with practical applications, helping students understand how to measure and benchmark financial development indicators.
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Distinguished IMF Leader and Environmental Economics Pioneer
Ralph Chami currently serves as Assistant Director at the International Monetary Fund, where he has made significant contributions across multiple roles during his 25-year tenure. His current focus involves pioneering work on climate change and biodiversity conservation, developing innovative models for valuing natural capital and ecosystem services. As former Assistant Director in the Institute for Capacity Development, he led the transformation of IMF's internal and external training programs. His distinguished career includes serving as Division Chief overseeing fragile states in the Middle East and Central Asia Department, where he earned the 2014 IMF Operational Excellence Award for his work on Libya. Before joining the IMF in 1999, he was a faculty member at the University of Notre Dame's Department of Finance. His academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Economics from Johns Hopkins University, an MBA from the University of Kansas, and a BS from the American University of Beirut. Beyond his economic expertise, Chami has co-founded Blue Green Future and Rebalance Earth, organizations dedicated to developing nature-positive market solutions. His innovative work on natural capital valuation has been featured at TED2022 and in major international media outlets
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Distinguished IMF Economist and Financial Policy Expert
Sami Ben Naceur currently serves as the Deputy Division Chief of the African Division at the IMF's Institute for Capacity Development, bringing extensive expertise in macroeconomics and financial policy. His impressive career at the IMF includes serving as Chief of Internal Economic Training Unit, where he managed approximately 100 annual events for IMF economists, and as Deputy Director of the IMF-Middle East Center for Economics and Finance in Kuwait. His academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Finance from Paris Sorbonne University, a diploma from INSEEC School of Business and Economics, and an MSc. in Management Science from the University of Tunis
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