01788cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF019472 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498323291 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department. The Bahamas : Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note on Financial Inclusion, Retail Payments, and SME Finance. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019. 1 online resource (52 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <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 The CBOB considers increased financial inclusion as a critical reform area. In this regard, the FSAP assessed developments in financial inclusion for individuals and enterprises (SME finance), retail payments and provides recommendations for improvements. A review of the market was undertaken using the Payment Aspects of Financial Inclusion (PAFI) framework covering areas such as the legal/regulatory framework and oversight, retail payment systems and instruments, access to transaction accounts and use cases, as well as SME policy, credit infrastructure, economic empowerment funds and consumer protection and financial literacy. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2019/201 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2019/201/002.2019.issue-201-en.xml IMF e-Library