Financial inclusion emerged as a key pillar of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) beginning in 2015. The ASEAN Financial Inclusion Conference in 2014 concluded with the release of the “Yangon Outcomes for Financial Inclusion”, a set of recommendations to accelerate financial inclusion in the ASEAN region.

This 2014 report focuses on the potential for financial inclusion to be mainstreamed into public policy decisions as developing country governments, international aid organisations and global firms work towards a sustainable and integrated development framework for the post-2015 World.