Bank Al Maghrib (BAM) and AFI are delighted to invite the Expert Group for Financial Inclusion Policies (EGFIP) members to the first in person Arab Financial Inclusion Policy Initiative (ARFIPI) EGFIP meeting to be held in Casablanca, Morocco. This event will provide a valuable opportunity for technical experts in the Arab region to gather and discuss the progress made in the regional Initiative roadmap implementation as well as key priorities and challenges.

In addition, a regional training on Policy for Access to Finance for Women-led MSMEs will also be held. The regional training will enable participants to identify key requirements for the development and implementation of financial inclusion policies and regulations targeting WMSMEs. Leveraging the six pillars identified in “A Policy Framework for Women-Led MSME Access to Finance”, the training will discuss barriers to WMSMEs’ access to finance and explore practical steps to implement the policy recommendations focusing on credit enablers, digital financial services and disaggregated data among others, which are key to driving women’s financial inclusion in the region.