The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) are organizing the 5th Eastern Europe & Central Asia Initiative (ECAPI) Meeting from 1 – 3 June 2020. The meeting will be held virtually given the unprecedented magnitude of the global crisis posed by COVID-19 which has hit more than 210 countries with more than 3.6 million confirmed cases globally.

Please find details of timing below:

ECAPI is the primary platform for AFI member institutions in the EECA region to support and develop their financial inclusion policy and regulatory frameworks and to coordinate regional peer learning efforts — aiming to resolve regional challenges and elevate the voice of the EECA region on key financial inclusion policy issues.

In the context of implementing the ECAPI deliverables, the Experts Group on Financial Inclusion Policy (EGFIP) will meet virtually from the 1 – 3 June 2020. The EGFIP comprises of technical staff from AFI member institutions in EECA region who are nominated as primary or alternate members and are directly involved in the technical work of financial inclusion. As a part of the agenda, we will also specifically cover the implications of COVID-19 for the EECA region and explore peer learning opportunities to address specific challenges in responding to the pandemic.

Additionally, meeting will conduct a Developed – Developing Country dialogue on the topic of cybersecurity followed by member training on digital financial literacy. Officials who have been closely involved in the work related to regulations on DFS with a focus on cybersecurity and financial literacy would benefit most from this training. 
 

Please confirm your participation by 10:00 UTC on Friday, 22 May 2020.  

Should you have any questions regarding this event or how to participate, please contact ECAPI@afi-global.org or afievents@afi-global.org.

We look forward to welcoming you remotely for this conference and advance the ECAPI agenda on financial inclusion.