Financial Services Provision and Prevention of Financial Exclusion

This report on financial exclusion addresses questions such as the levels, causes and consequences of financial exclusion, who are those who are mostly exposed to financial exclusion and it formulates policy recommendations on the promotion of financial inclusion. Financial exclusion is very much linked to social exclusion. According to the report in general the levels of financial exclusion are lowest in countries such as Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Luxembourg and they are highest in countries such as Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

Source http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/spsi/docs/social_inclusion/2008/financial_exclusion_summary_en.pdf

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Financial Services Provision and Prevention of Financial Exclusion