CGAP Blog 2017 Global Findex: Behind the Numbers on Myanmar

If there's one thing the 2017 Global Findex teaches us about Myanmar, it's that financial inclusion there remains a story about potential rather than achievement. The fact that most people in Myanmar own a mobile phone has fueled hopes in recent years that mobile financial services providers would take financial inclusion to the next level. The Findex shows us that this hasn't happened yet, but there are reasons for optimism.