Latin America: financial inclusion barriers 2019

In 2019, the main obstacle to financial inclusion identified by the banking industry in Latin America was poor financial education. According to a survey carried out among members of the Latin American federation of banks, nearly two thirds of respondents pointed that as the main barrier to financial inclusion in the region. Economic informality was mention by 64 percent of the respondents. That same year, Colombia received the highest financial inclusion score among selected Latin American and Caribbean countries.

2019年，拉丁美洲银行业界在推进金融普惠过程中所识别的主要障碍为金融素养的不足。根据对拉丁美洲银行联合会成员所进行的调查，近三分之二受访者将此视为该地区金融普惠的主要障碍。64%的受访者提及经济非正规化问题。同年，哥伦比亚在所选的拉丁美洲及加勒比海地区国家中获得了最高的金融普惠评分。