01934cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015532 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513568928 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Dabla-Norris, Era. Financial Inclusion : Zooming in on Latin America / Era Dabla-Norris, Yixi Deng, Anna Ivanova, Izabela Karpowicz. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (35 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have made important strides in promoting financial inclusion of firms and households. However, while the region is broadly at par with its peers on financial inclusion of firms, household inclusion lags behind. Nonetheless, there is substantial heterogeneity across LAC countries. Reducing borrowing costs and strengthening further the regulatory environment, while taking steps to protect efficiency and stability of the financial system, could help close financial inclusion gaps. Reducing financial participation and monitoring costs and relaxing collateral constraints will help spur growth and reduce inequality though trade-offs are likely, as illustrated in the case of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Peru. Mode of access: Internet Deng, Yixi. Ivanova, Anna. Karpowicz, Izabela. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2015/206 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2015/206/001.2015.issue-206-en.xml IMF e-Library