Survey to gain a better understanding of the financial situations of different segments of Fiji begins

Survey to gain a better understanding of the financial situations of different segments of Fiji begins

By Naveel Krishant
26/10/2020
The Reserve Bank of Fiji. [image: file]

The Reserve Bank of Fiji in partnership with the Fiji Bureau of Statistics, the United Nations Capital Development Fund managed by the Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion has commenced a second national Financial Services Demand Side Survey.

The survey started today and will run until the 4th of December.

The RBF says the primary purpose of the survey, which was first undertaken in 2014, is to enable government, the RBF and other stakeholders to gain a better understanding of the financial situations, needs and barriers of different segments of the Fijian population.

They say this year’s survey includes a focus on gender and green financial inclusion and will capture the issues women in Fiji face with regards to access, usage and quality of financial products and services and the levels of resilience of the Fijian people to climate-related events.

The survey will cover a sample of over 1,000 adults that have been purposively selected from across the country’s four divisions to ensure national representation by location, gender and income level.

The Data collected from the survey will in turn assist in the formulation of evidence-based policy interventions to aid in the development of the financial sector and enhance financial inclusion.

A key outcome of the exercise will be determining targets for the next National Financial Inclusion Strategy for Fiji, which will replace the current framework expiring this year.

The results of the survey are expected to be released within the first quarter of 2021.

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