“This is the day that paints a clear roadmap for the nation out till 2023,” said Governor Simeon Athy of the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu in his opening remarks at the launch of the Strategy.

The Vanuatu National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2018 – 2023 is the policy document that provides the road map of the financial inclusion journey with the ultimate aim of improving access to and usage of appropriate financial services by the underserved adult population and micro small and medium enterprises in Vanuatu.

The NFIS offers an elaborate measurement that will be used in the assessment of the level of financial inclusion in Vanuatu — ensuring action plans implemented have an impact on the ground.

In addition, the NFIS provides the means to achieving the vision of creating an enabling environment that will lead to enriching the livelihoods of the people and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) by giving not only an improved access to and usage of appropriate financial services, but also those that are more inclusive, while simultaneously increasing consumer empowerment and protection.