The Royal Monetary Authority launched the National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2018-2023 and the National Financial Literacy Strategy(NFIS) 2018-2023 today at the Financial Institutions Training Institute (FITI).
RMA also conducted the NFIS and NFLS sensitization workshop to all CEOs and representatives of the Financial Service Providers relevant Government Agencies International Development Partners NGOs and other relevant stakeholders.
Both the strategy documents are an outcome of the international conference the 2017 Bhutan Economic Forum for Innovative Transformation (BEFIT) which was themed towards promoting financial inclusion.
The strategy documents aims to provide an enabling coordinated and collaborative space for joint participatory planning in promoting financial inclusion in Bhutan. As an immediate implementation plan three NFIS working groups are formed (Products Channel and Consumer Protection & Financial Literacy) to formulate the cross-sector NFIS Action Plan 2018-2023 also guided by the newly formed NFIS Steering Committee.
More information on the Strategy documents can be found at: