MAP Myanmar

MAP Myanmar’s 2014 study found that although the country was modernising its financial sector to better serve its economy and people, information on the financial sector and financial usage had been limited and a comprehensive overview of the supply, demand for and regulation of financial services did not yet exist.

To remedy this, MAP Myanmar was requested by the Ministry of Finance and Revenue, approved by the President of the Union of Myanmar and overseen by an inter-governmental steering committee chaired by the Managing Director of the Myanmar Microfinance Business Supervisory Enterprise (MMSE).

MAP Myanmar’s 2014 analysis found seven opportunities to improve financial inclusion and increase access to financial services:

  • Dramatically increase the supply and availability of electronic payments to enable transactions and savings.
  • Provide low-cost savings vehicles for short-term savings.
  • Extend the availability of account-based savings options.
  • Improve quantity, terms and risk profile of agricultural input credit.
  • Increase availability of unsecured credit.
  • Grow insurance product portfolio to meet risk mitigation needs of households.
  • Develop insurance products to provide security for credit extension and protection for consumers, particularly for agriculture.

The study formed part of a global partnership between the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), Cenfri and FinMark Trust and was funded locally by the Livelihoods for Food Security Trust (LIFT) and UNCDF.

 

Download the diagnostic report
English Size 4mb

 

Download the synthesis note
English Size 5mb

 

Download the roadmap presentation
English Size 2mb

 

Download the qualitative research report
English Size 4mb

 

Download the agricultural finance summary note
English Size 2mb
Related Content
Jumping to conclusions
Have you heard of the Fosbury Flop? Probably not. But you’d know one if you saw it. It’s the technique that high jumpers use when jumping back-fir [...]
13 October 2016
ASEAN financial inclusion for what?
Financial inclusion emerged as a key pillar of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) beginning in 2015. The ASEAN Financial Inclusion Conference in 2014 [...]
3 June 2015
Equal access in ASEAN – illusion or reality?
This blog series stimulates a broader discussion on gendered financial inclusion in ASEAN. We examine why women [...]
22 July 2016
First impressions from a more granular approach to client typology
Decoding the customer - First impressions from a more granular understanding of c [...]
19 November 2015
Completing the picture in ASEAN
This blog series seeks to generate a broader discussion on the data that is needed to close the gender gap in fi [...]
6 June 2016
Why bank account access does not translate into usage
Underlying the global financial inclusion agenda is the assumption that providing access to and ownership of bank accounts will improve the lives of p [...]
18 April 2016