The Central Bank of Samoa partnered with UNDP and UNCDF through their Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme (PFIP) to do the Financial Service Sector Assessment (FSSA). The FSSA is a situational analysis of the financial sector development from a pro-poor perspective, to develop our national financial inclusion strategy.
Mr. Ahmed Moustafa, Inclusive Growth Leader UNDP Pacific Centre led the FSSA and was assisted by PFIP’s financial inclusion specialist for Samoa, Mr.Amit Kumar; with them was the support from the Financial System Development department of the Central Bank of Samoa.
Throughout one working week 3rd- 7th August, the FSSA consisted of 21 meetings with Financial Inclusion stakeholders. These stakeholders included commercial banks, government industries, insurance providers, microfinance institutions, and other Financial Institutions.
The FSSA report was published in March 2016.
Last updated 14 Oct 2024