Financial inclusion crucial for reducing inequality

NAMPA

2025-09-04

SWAKOPMUND, 04 September 2025 - Finance Minister Erica Shafudah, Bank of Namibia Governor Johannes !Gawaxab, Alliance for Financial Inclusion Chief Executive Officer Dr Alfred Hannig and Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda and incoming AFI Board Chair Soraya Hakuziyaremye at the opening of the the official opening of the 2025 Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) Global Policy Forum (GPF) at Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 04 SEP (NAMPA) – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah has emphasised the importance of financial inclusion as a catalyst for reducing inequality, stressing that Namibia’s progress in expanding access to financial services must be accelerated to reach vulnerable groups.
Shafudah was speaking on Thursday at the official opening of the 2025 Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) Global Policy Forum (GPF) at Swakopmund.
The gathering, taking...

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