In a lead up to the much-anticipated 2018 Global Policy Forum (GPF), the week unfolds with the AFI Regional Initiative EGFIP Meetings and Working Group Leadership Meeting.

Members from the African Financial Inclusion Policy Initiative (AfPI), Pacific Islands Regional Initiative (PIRI), Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) Regional Initiative and Financial Inclusion Initiative for Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC) Regional Initiative, gathered today to hold the Experts Groups on Financial Inclusion Policy (EGFIP) meeting.

“The Regional Initiatives are aimed at addressing region-specific financial inclusion challenges. Members will be meeting to discuss specific deliverables that they’re worked on throughout the year to address these challenges. These deliverables will then be submitted to the Leaders Roundtable for approval — this is part of the bottom-up approach that the AFI network practices.”

More than 18 participants including the working group leaders and AFI management unit also gathered today to present to the updates to the Global Standards and Policy Committee (GSPC), and discuss governance, strategy and activities for the coming year.

The week will continue to bring more updates from the 2018 AFI GPF that is taking place in Sochi from 5-7 September, 2018. Follow live streams on AFI Facebook and YouTube channels, and join the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #afiGPF.