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Fewer Poor People are Saving: What Does That Mean for Microfinance and Mobile Money?
As the world grows richer and the financial inclusion movement steams ahead, savings rates are abysmally low across the globe. In fact, over half of all adults on the planet saved nothing in the last year – neither bank deposits nor cash stuffed in drawers. In the third of a four-part series analyzing the much-discussed 2017 Global Findex, Scott Graham of FINCA International explores the savings habits of individuals worldwide – particularly in the developing world – and the implications for financial services providers.
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