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AFI members mitigate Covid-19 with policy responses
2020-04-03
AFI member institutions are taking immediate action to ease the financial burdens faced by individuals and small businesses as economic activity decelerates amid the global coronavirus outbreak.Policy area: General FI, Emerging Financial Inclusion Areas
AFI’s Hannig announces Covid-19 policy response
2020-04-01
AFI’s Hannig announces Covid-19 policy response AFI has launched the AFI COVID-19 Policy Response, a comprehensive set of quick, needs-based, highly practical and high-impact interventions that will enable the implementation of rapid response policies and regulations in countries highly impacted by the global economic downturn as a result of the sprPolicy area: General FI
AFI Executive Director talks to Devex on Climate Change & Central Banks
2020-03-31
AFI Executive Director talks to Devex on Climate Change & Central Banks By Dr. Alfred Hannig, AFI Executive Director Central banks tend not to be seen as innovative climate change pioneers, but as extreme weather events continue to undermine economic stability, real change is afoot.Policy area: Financial Inclusion Strategy, General FI
Executive Director: AFI Business Continuity Management
2020-03-18
Malaysia is starting a two-week interruption of non-essential activities from 18 March until 31 March, as part of the Government’s efforts to stop the spread of the Covid-19 Virus. AFI staff in Kuala Lumpur will work from home in the next two weeks.Policy area: General FI
AFI working group leaders launch video meetings
2020-03-11
Leaders from AFI’s working groups took part in the Alliance’s first-ever global web-based video conferencing event on 10 March, after the AFI Management Unit cancelled a series of upcoming events due to the spread of COVID-19.Policy area: General FI
Executive Director: Cancellation of 13 events and alternative mode of delivery
2020-03-05
World Health Organization (WHO) declared the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a global emergency, which has affected about 70 countries so far.Policy area: General FI
BNM, AFI, World Bank end SME seminar
2020-02-28
A four-day peer learning seminar ended on 27 February with participants using their learnings to identify the key components needed to create strategies towards building sustainable finance ecosystems for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).Policy area: SME Finance, General FI
Bank Negara Malaysia, World Bank & AFI co-host SME Finance seminar
2020-02-24
The four-day event aims to provide a platform to share the evolution of Malaysia’s SME finance ecosystem to ensure sustainable financing for SMEs as well as highlighting the use of digital technologies to support new generations of entrepreneurs.Policy area: SME Finance
Cybersecurity member training ends with strategy development
2020-02-20
Cybersecurity member training ends with strategy development Participants at the Member Training on Cybersecurity for Financial Inclusion ended four days of in-depth learning on 20 February by distilling their newly acquired knowledge into cybersecurity strategies at the institutional level.Policy area: General FI
Cybersecurity focus of first BNM-AFI member training in 2020
2020-02-17
In an increasingly interconnected world, regulators and financial regulators must remain proactive and vigilant against cybersecurity risks, AFI Deputy Executive Director Norbert Mumba said as he kicked off this year’s first batch of member trainings on 17 February.Policy area: Digital Financial Services