ConsumerCentriX and Bangladesh Bank co-hosted the launch event of the Women’s Financial Inclusion Data Dashboard, which had been developed in collaboration with the Financial Alliance for Women.
The event was inaugurated by Mr. Md. Abul Bashar, Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank, and saw the participation of over 100 stakeholders from Bangladesh’s financial services sector, including financial service providers, regulators, and development finance institutions.
In a keynote address, the Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, Md. Habibur Rahman, PhD highlighted the importance of the the WFID dashboard’s vital role in facilitating informed policy-making and driving large-scale, impactful financial industry initiatives to enhance women’s financial inclusion in Bangladesh. Following the keynote, Mr Mofiz Uddin Ahmed, Additional Secretary from the Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, stressed the critical contribution of the microfinance sector to reaching women, especially in rural areas.
Shahana Ferdousi of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy Administrative Unit at Bangladesh Bank, István Szepesy, and David Taylor of ConsumerCentriX presented the content and key features of the dashboard.
The WFI Data Dashboard is designed to represent the landscape of women’s financial inclusion in Bangladesh utilizing data collected by BangladeshBank, which has been publicly available but fragmented in multiple independent data sources and files. The dashboard now collects and combines all relevant information in one place with easy-to-navigate functionality.
The formal launch was followed by a panel discussion titled “Sex-disaggregated Data to Promote Women’s Financial Inclusion in Bangladesh,” moderated by Anna Gincherman, partner at CCX. Snigdha Ali from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Azimuddin Biswas, Additional Secretary from the Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh, and Humaira Azam, CEO of Trust Bank Limited, discussed how financial service providers and policymakers are using data to drive women’s financial inclusion efforts in Bangladesh.
We extend our deepest gratitude to Bangladesh Bank, our co-host, and all the participants who contributed to making the event a resounding success.
