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February 4, 2016
Presentation by:
Dr. Ruth Goodwin-Groen, Managing Director, Better Than Cash Alliance
Dr. Leora Klapper, Lead Economist, World Bank
February 4, 2016
Globally, womens
employment to population
ratio is under 50% compared
to over 70% for men
In cash
only
Into an
account
15%
10%
5%
0%
Low Income
Lower Middle
Income
Upper Middle
Income
High Income:
OECD
Financial identification
Interoperability
Wages
in cash
only
50%
Wages
into an
account
110+ million unbanked women
receive wage payments in cash
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Men
Women
Low Income
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
High Income:
OECD
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educate customers
Governments
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that accelerates the
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Highlights
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