ASEAN financial inclusion confce recommends regional commitment

YANGON, Oct 31 (Xinhua) : The two-day ASEAN Financial Inclusion Conference produced a set of recommendations on realization of objectives to accelerate financial inclusion in Southeast Asia, said a statement of the conference available here Friday.

The "Yangon Outcomes for Financial Inclusion," released at the end of the conference, said ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies Working Group will be tasked to realize the success of the objectives of the Yangon Outcomes, including engagement with other working groups and the establishment of a Financial Inclusion Advisory Group to support their activities.

The deputy working group will present the Yangon Outcomes to the ASEAN Finance Deputies Meeting to be held soon and implementation of the outcomes will take place following the decision of ASEAN Finance Ministers' Meeting in Malaysia next year, the statement said.

International organizations such as UNDP, UNCDF and Australian Aid, which attended the event, also pledged continued support for the implementation of the financial inclusion programmes in the region.